Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 4 Bending properties of 2 × 4 lumber produced from the trees of other Larix species
Species | Age | Country | n | MC (%) | Density (g/cm3) | MOE (GPa) | MOR (MPa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. kaempferi [16] | 31 | New Brunswick, Canada | 126 | 12.0 | 0.44 | 8.44 | 39.5 |
L. kaempferi [18] | 36 | Nikko, Japan | 84 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 8.59 | 56.8 |
L. kaempferi [17] | 63 | Nagano, Japan | 52 | 12.4 | 0.51 | 8.86 | 32.9 |
L. gmelinii [19] | – | Daxing’anling, China | 3357 | 12.0 | 0.64 | 8.45–10.16 | 19.6–38.4 |
L. decidua [16] | 63 | Maine, United States of America | 277 | 12.0 | 0.46 | 10.93 | 43.8 |
L. decidua [16] | 17 | Nova Scotia, Canada | 47 | 12.0 | 0.40 | 5.93 | 27.3 |
L. decidua [16] | 34 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | 76 | 12.0 | 0.46 | 8.98 | 40.5 |
L. dahurica [1] | – | Far East, Russia | 215 | 15.0 | 0.52 | 11.10–14.06 | 45.3–67.4 |