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Nonmetal Material Properties: wood
Southern Yellow Pine to Yellow Birch
Mechanical, thermal, and physical properties of non-metallic engineering materials including ceramics, polymers, composites, glass, concrete, foam, refractory, stone, wood, natural fibers, and inorganic compounds (oxides, carbides, sulfides, salts, silicates)
| category | material id | compressive strength MPa (MPa) | cond | condition | cte per K (1/K) | density kg m3 (kg/m3) | elastic modulus MPa (MPa) | flexural strength MPa (MPa) | max service temp C (C) | name | poisson ratio (dimensionless) | specific heat J kgK (J/kgK) | standard | tensile strength MPa (MPa) | thermal conductivity W mK (W/mK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wood | Southern Yellow Pine | 51 | — | dry clear | 0.000005 | 590 | 14,500 | 95 | 100 | Southern Yellow Pine clear dry wood | 0.28 | 1,640 | USDA | 58 | 0.14 |
| wood | Teak | 58 | dry clear | — | — | 550 | 10,700 | 100.7 | 100 | Teak clear dry wood | — | — | USDA FPL-GTR-190 | — | — |
| wood | Western Red Cedar | 31.4 | dry clear | — | — | 320 | 7,700 | 51.7 | 100 | Western Red Cedar clear dry wood | 0.378 | — | USDA FPL-GTR-190 | — | 0.1 |
| wood | White Oak | 51 | — | dry clear | 0.000005 | 770 | 12,300 | 105 | 100 | White Oak clear dry wood | 0.3 | 1,640 | USDA | 60 | 0.17 |
| wood | Yellow Birch | 56.3 | dry clear | — | — | 620 | 13,900 | 114 | 100 | Yellow Birch clear dry wood | 0.426 | — | USDA FPL-GTR-190 | — | — |
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