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R-12 — Cottonwood, Eastern

Species Name
Cottonwood, Eastern
Moisture Content
12%
Category
Hardwood
Compression Parallel kPa (kPa)
33,900
Compression Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
2,600
Elastic Ratio Er El (dimensionless)
0.083
Elastic Ratio Et El (dimensionless)
0.047
Elastic Ratio Glr El (dimensionless)
0.076
Elastic Ratio Glt El (dimensionless)
0.052
Impact Bending MM (mm)
510
Modulus of Elasticity MPa (MPa)
9,400
Modulus of Rupture kPa (kPa)
59,000
Origin
Domestic
Poisson Lr (dimensionless)
0.344
Poisson Lt (dimensionless)
0.42
Poisson Rl (dimensionless)
0.043
Poisson Rt (dimensionless)
0.875
Poisson Tl (dimensionless)
0.018
Poisson Tr (dimensionless)
0.292
Radial Shrinkage Pct (%)
3.9
Shear Parallel kPa (kPa)
6,400
Side Hardness N (N)
1,900
Specific Gravity (dimensionless)
0.4
Tangential Shrinkage Pct (%)
9.2
Tension Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
4,000
Volumetric Shrinkage Pct (%)
13.9
Work to Max Load kJ M3 (kJ/m3)
51
Cottonwood, Eastern — moisture content 12% · compression parallel kPa 33900 kPa · modulus of rupture kPa 59000 kPa · compression perpendicular kPa 2600 kPa · modulus of elasticity MPa 9400 MPa | Wood Properties | Engineering Database