Wood inspector

Sei in: home » database dei legni
  • Decrease font size
  • Default character size
  • Encrease font size


Fornitori

Ditta 5
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 
Ditta 4
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 
Ditta 3
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 
Ditta 2
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 
Ditta 1
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 
Ditta 0
Indirizzo: via dei platani 4 liguria
Tel.: +39 456 5664 54

Sito web: www.pippo.it
E-mail: 

Contatti

database dei legni


Ask informationsPrint pageSend to a friend
Antarctic beech
Antarctic beech (Nothofagus moorei)

Family: Fagaceae

Common names: Antarctic beech, Australian nothofagus, Negrohead beech

Distributed in: Australia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Broom handles, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Decks, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Heavy construction, Paneling, Plywood, Textile equipment, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite to yellow .The grain isWavy, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to insect attack

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Distortion, Internal Honeycombing Possible

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Easy to mortise

Moulding: Easy to mould

Movement in Service: Easy to mould

Nailing: Difficult to nail, Nails hold poorly

Planing: Planes to a poor finish

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Finishes poorly

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Turning: Turns with moderate ease

Polishing: Fair to Good;

  • Numerical data Metric
  • Numerical data English
  • Strength properties
  • References
Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 737 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 46 lbs/ft3
Weight 45 36 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.

Anderson, R.H.,1947,The Trees of New South Wales,New South Wales Department of AgricultureAustralia - N.S.W. Forestry Commission,1968,Working Properties of some Native and Imported Timbers,Forestry Commission of New South Wales, Technical Publication No.8Australia - N.S.W. Forestry Commission,1988,Furniture Timbers of New South Wales,Forest Commission, N.S.W., Aust. Tech. Publication No.1Boas, I.H.,1947,The Commercial Timbers of Australia - Their Properties and Uses,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, MelbourneCause, M.L.; Rudder, E.J. and Kynaston, W.T.,1989,Queensland Timbers Their Nomenclature, Density, and Lyctid Susceptability,Queensland Department of Forestry, Technical Pamplet No.2
*Come interpretare i dati (manleva su eventuali imprecisioni)