This section is from the book "Elementary Principles Carpentry", by Thomas Tredgold. Also available from Amazon: Elementary Principles Of Carpentry.
Kind of Wood. | Specific Gruv. | Modulus of Elasticity in lbs. per square inch. | Cohesive Force in lbs. per square inch. | Comparative. Oak being = 100. | ||
Stiffness. | Strength. | Resilience. | ||||
Class L - (Coniferous.) | ||||||
Riga pine (P. sylvestris) .. .. dry | .480 | 1,687,500 | 9,540 | 98 | 80 | 64 |
Memel pine „ ...... | .544 | 1,957,750 | 9,540 | 114 | 80 | 56 |
Mar Forest pine ,, ................... | .684 | 845,066 | 7,323 | 49 | 61 | 76 |
Planted Scotch pine......dry | .460 | 951,750 | 7,110 | 55 | 60 | 65 |
Weymouth pine (P. strobus) .. „ | .460 | 1,633,500 | 11,835 | 95 | 99 | 103 |
Pitch pine (P. strobus) ........................... | .660 | 1,252,200 | 9.796 | 73 | 82 | 92 |
Christiana white deal (A. excelsa) dry | .512 | 1,804,060 | 12,346 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
Planted spruce „ .. „ | .555 | 1,393,975 | 8,370 | 81 | 70 | 60 |
American white spruce (A. alia) „ | .465 | 1,244,000 | 10,296 | 72 | 86 | 102 |
Larch (L. Europa) ................. ,, | .643 | 1,363,500 | 12,240 | 79 | 103 | 134 |
Cedar of Libanus (Cedrut libani) „ | .486 | 486,000 | 7,420 | 28 | 62 | 106 |
Cowrie (D. Australis)................ ,, | .579 | 1,982,400 | 10,960 | 116 | 92 | 74 |
Class II. - (Non-coniferous.) | ||||||
English oak (Q. pedunculata) .. dry | .750 | 1,714,500 | 11,880 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Riga oak .................................... ,, | .688 | 1,610,496 | 12,888 | 93 | 108 | 125 |
Dantzic oak........................... seasoned | .755 | 1,998.000 | 12,780 | 117 | 107 | 99 |
American oak (Q. alba) ....................... | .867 | 1,958,700 | 10,253 | 114 | 86 | 64 |
Beech (F. sylvatica).........................dry | .690 | 1,316,000 | 12,225 | 77 | 103 | 133 |
Alder (A glutinosa)........................ ,, | .555 | 1,086,750 | 9,540 | 63 | 80 | 101 |
Plane (P. occidentalis) ............. ,, | .648 | 1,343,250 | 10,935 | 78 | 92 | 108 |
Sycamore (J. pseudo-platanus).. „ | .590 | 1,036,000 | 9,630 | 59 | 81 | 111 |
Chestnut (P. castanea) .. .. dry | .535 | 1,147,500 | 10,656 | 67 | 89 | 118 |
,, ........................... green | .875 | 924,750 | 8,100 | 54 | 68 | 85 |
Ash (F. excelsior) .................... dry | .753 | 1,525,500 | 14,130 | 89 | 119 | 160 |
Elm (U. campestris) ............... ,, | .544 | 1,343,000 | 9,720 | 78 | 82 | 86 |
Acacia (R. pseudo-acacia).. ..green | .820 | 1,687,500 | 11,227 | 98 | 95 | 92 |
Spanish mahogany (S. mahogani) dry | .853 | 1,255,500 | 7,560 | 73 | 67 | 61 |
Honduras „ „ „ | .560 | 1,593,000 | 11,475 | 93 | 96 | 99 |
Walnut (J. regia)........................green | .920 | 837,000 | 8,775 | 49 | 74 | 111 |
Poplar (P. dilatata)......dry | .374 | 763,000 | 5,928 | 44 | 50 | 57 |
Abele (P. alba)........„ | 511 | 1,134,000 | 10,260 | 66 | 86 | 112 |
Teak (T. grandis).................................. | .744 | 2,167,074 | 12,915 | 126 | 109 | 94 |
Poona (C. Burmanni) .. .. dry | .613 | 1,689,800 | 12,350 | 99 | 104 | 82 |
Turtosa........................................ ,, | .954 | 1,728,000 | 17,200 | 101 | 144 | 138 |
 
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