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R-12 — Basswood, American

Species Name
Basswood, American
Moisture Content
12%
Category
Hardwood
Compression Parallel kPa (kPa)
32,600
Compression Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
2,600
Elastic Ratio Er El (dimensionless)
0.066
Elastic Ratio Et El (dimensionless)
0.027
Elastic Ratio Glr El (dimensionless)
0.056
Elastic Ratio Glt El (dimensionless)
0.046
Impact Bending MM (mm)
410
Modulus of Elasticity MPa (MPa)
10,100
Modulus of Rupture kPa (kPa)
60,000
Origin
Domestic
Poisson Lr (dimensionless)
0.364
Poisson Lt (dimensionless)
0.406
Poisson Rl (dimensionless)
0.034
Poisson Rt (dimensionless)
0.912
Poisson Tl (dimensionless)
0.022
Poisson Tr (dimensionless)
0.346
Radial Shrinkage Pct (%)
6.6
Shear Parallel kPa (kPa)
6,800
Side Hardness N (N)
1,800
Specific Gravity (dimensionless)
0.37
Tangential Shrinkage Pct (%)
9.3
Tension Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
2,400
Thermal Conductivity W mK (W/(m·K))
0.11
Volumetric Shrinkage Pct (%)
15.8
Work to Max Load kJ M3 (kJ/m3)
50
Basswood, American — moisture content 12% · compression parallel kPa 32600 kPa · modulus of rupture kPa 60000 kPa · modulus of elasticity MPa 10100 MPa · thermal conductivity W mK 0.11 W/(m·K) | Wood Properties | Engineering Database