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Southern Yellow Pine clear dry wood vs White Oak clear dry wood

Property comparison of Southern Yellow Pine clear dry wood and White Oak clear dry wood, both wood.

Wood7 compared properties

Property	Southern Yellow Pine clear dry wood	White Oak clear dry wood	Difference
Tensile strength	58 MPa	60 MPa	+3%
Elastic modulus	14,500 MPa	12,300 MPa	-15%
Poisson ratio	0.28	0.3	+7%
Density	590 kg/m³	770 kg/m³	+31%
Thermal conductivity	0.14 W/m·K	0.17 W/m·K	+21%
Specific heat	1,640 J/kg·K	1,640 J/kg·K	0%
Coefficient of thermal expansion	0.000005 1/K	0.000005 1/K	+8%

Difference is White Oak clear dry wood relative to Southern Yellow Pine clear dry wood. Values are taken from the representative row of each material; both materials may have multiple heat treatments or conditions on their individual pages.

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Southern Yellow Pine clear dry wood

standard: USDA

White Oak clear dry wood

standard: USDA

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