Wood Properties: Hemlock, Eastern
Wood mechanical, physical, and thermal properties for 190+ hardwood and softwood species at green and 12% moisture content — including strength, stiffness, hardness, shrinkage, thermal conductivity, Poisson ratios, and elastic ratios from the USDA Wood Handbook
| species name | moisture content | category | compression parallel kPa (kPa) | compression perpendicular kPa (kPa) | impact bending mm (mm) | modulus of elasticity MPa (MPa) | modulus of rupture kPa (kPa) | origin | shear parallel kPa (kPa) | side hardness N (N) | specific gravity (dimensionless) | tension perpendicular kPa (kPa) | work to max load kJ m3 (kJ/m3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock, Eastern | 12% | Softwood | 37,300 | 4,500 | 530 | 8,300 | 61,000 | Domestic | 7,300 | 2,200 | 0.4 | — | 47 |
| Hemlock, Eastern | Green | Softwood | 21,200 | 2,500 | 530 | 7,400 | 44,000 | Domestic | 5,900 | 1,800 | 0.38 | 1,600 | 46 |
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