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Basic Lumber Engineering for Builders
Figure 1-4
Some Physical Properties of Common Woods
| Species |
Splitting
resistance |
Nail holding |
Density
(pcf) |
Specific gravity
(pcf) |
| ash |
good |
excellent |
40.5 |
0.6 |
| basswood |
excellent |
good |
26 |
0.37 |
| beech |
fair |
fair |
46.1 |
0.64 |
| birch |
fair |
fair |
44 |
0.62 |
|
chestnut |
fair |
fair |
31 |
0.43 |
| cottonwood |
excellent |
excellent |
28.5 |
0.4 |
|
cypress |
excellent |
excellent |
30 |
0.46 |
| elm |
fair |
excellent |
43.2 |
0.5 |
|
hickory |
fair |
good |
48.2 |
0.72 |
| magnolia |
good |
excellent |
32 |
0.5 |
| maple |
fair |
good |
44.5 |
0.63 |
| oak, red |
good |
excellent |
47.3 |
0.63 |
| poplar |
excellent |
good |
26 |
0.42 |
| sycamore |
excellent |
excellent |
35 |
0.49 |
|
walnut, black |
fair |
good |
32 |
0.39 |
| willow, black |
fair |
good |
32 |
0.39 |
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