Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 1 Species and material properties of timber [7]
From: Densification of timber: a review on the process, material properties, and application
Species | Source | Density (kg/m3) | MOR (MPa) | MOE (GPa) | Maximum Crushing Strength (MPa) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Dry | Green | Dry | Green | Dry | Green | Dry | ||
Pine, radiata | New Zealand | 930 | 480 | 41 | 76 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 18 | 41 |
Pine, radiata | SA, VIC (Australia) | 800 | 500 | 42 | 81 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 19 | 42 |
Spruce, Sitka | Great Britain | Â | 385 | 34 | 67 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 16 | 36 |
Pine, maritime | Great Britain | Â | 480 | 36 | 77 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 17 | 40 |
Larch, European | Great Britain | Â | 545 | 53 | 92 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 24 | 47 |