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Radiata pineRadiata pine
Radiata pine (Pinus radiata)

Family: Pinaceae

Common names: Insignis, Insignis pine, Insignis-den, Insular pine, Monterey pine, Pino insigne, Radiata pine, Red pine, Remarkable pine

Distributed in: Argentina, Australia, Chile, Greece, Guadeloupe, India, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, United States (Africa, Latin America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia, Western Europe)

Distribution overview: Although the natural range of Radiata pine is extremely small, (three localities on the coast of central California in the fog belt that extends about 6 miles (9.7 km) inland) its present expansion in the Southern Hemisphere through cultivation quites substantial. The species is cultivated on a commercial scale in New Zealand, Australia, Chile, and South Africa. It has also been successfully cultivated in Spain, France, Argentina, Greece, and India, and a variety of Radiata pine is also reported to grow in Guadeloupe Island and Mexico. The tree prefers to grow on slopes, in coarse soils, usually sandy loams, and is often found in pure stands or with Monterey cypress, Gowen cypress, and Coast live oak.

Common uses: Bearings & bushings, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Broom handles, Brush backs & handles, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Construction, Decks, Decorative veneer, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Form work, Fuelwood, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Marine construction, Matches, Moldings, Packing cases, Paneling , Paneling, Particleboard, Piling, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Railroad ties, Roofing, Rough construction, Shingles, Toys, Turnery, Vats, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wainscotting

Product sources: Supplies of Ponderosa pine are substantial, with large inventories in both pure and mixed Ponderosa pine forests. The species is generally considered to be the most commercially important of the western pines.

Environment profile: Threatened species within natural habitat Its population on the Guadeloupe Island is especially vulnerable, but it has been successfully and widely planted in many areas in the southern hemisphere where pines are known to be non-native Native to southern California

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Wide.The grain isStraight, the textureUniformand the lusterHigh

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Very little natural resistance to attack by decay fungi and other wood destroying organisms

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: UK=K US=T13C4S/T11D3S

Drying Defects: Moderate cupping, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as poor

Boring: Moderately easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Fairly easy to saw

Gluing: Good gluing properties

Mortising: Finishes poorly

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Nailing: Holds nails well, Satisfactory resistance to decay above ground

Planing: Works rather easily dulling

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Excellent

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Satisfactory routing results

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Good gluing qualities, No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting

Steam bending: Poor

Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Screwing yields good results; Turning: Turns with moderate ease

Painting: Good; Polishing: Satisfactory polishing characteristics ; Staining: Stains well; Varnishing: Satisfactory;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,44
Density 496 kg/m3
Bending Strength 432 726 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 211 394 kg/cm2
Hardness 348 kg
Impact Strength 45 45 cm
Shearing Strength 101 kg/cm2
Stiffness 85 99 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 480 448 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,49 0,77 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 130 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6155 10337 psi
Density 31 lbs/ft3
Hardness 768 lbs
Impact Strength 18 18 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3011 5611 psi
Shearing Strength 1441 psi
Stiffness 1217 1418 1000 psi
Toughness 113 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 7 11 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.44
Weight 30 28 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %

Bending strength (MOR) = low 0
Max. crushing strength = medium 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low 0
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Max. crushing strength = low 0
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low 0
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low 0
Hardness (side grain) = soft 0
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength (stiffness) = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Toughness (total work) = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Work to Maximum Load
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low
Toughness (total work) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Moderate shock resistance
Low stiffness
Crushing strength = medium
Most of the commercially available timber of Radiata pine is composed of fast grown plantation trees. These trees are reported to contain very high percentage of sapwood which makes them very easy to treat with preservatives. Radiata pine is steadily growing as a replacement for the more expensive Ponderosa pine in the United States. Genetic improvements in Chile have resulted in Radiata pine trees that are relatively free from knots and are also high in physical and mechanical properties

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