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Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Acacia, Black locust, False acacia, Golden oak, Green locust, Loco, Locust, Post locust, Red locust, Robinia, Shipmast locust, Virginische schotendorn, White locust, Yellow locust

Distributed in: Canada, United States (North America)

Distribution overview: This species occurs in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec in Canada. Its growth range in the United States includes Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The tree is usually found in old fields and other open areas, and in woodlands. It prefers moist to dry sandy and rocky soils.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Bearings & bushings, Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Boat building: planking, Boxes and crates, Bushing blocks, Cabinetmaking, Casks, Chairs, Crossties, Farm vehicles, Foundation posts, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Insulator pins, Joinery, Levers, Light construction, Lock gates, Machinery parts, Mine timbers, Novelties, Packing cases, Paneling, Piling, Poles, Posts, Propellers , Pulley sheaves, Pulley wheels, Railroad ties, Skids, Stakes, Tables, Trestle, Turnery, Utility poles, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wheel spokes, Wheels, Woodenware

Product sources: Supplies of Black locust are readily available in the eastern United States, and is usually priced in the moderate range.

Environment profile: Vulnerable

Tree size: It is a fast growing species. Spiny tree

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellowish.The grain isStriped figure, the textureUnevenand the lusterPronounced

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

Odor: No specific smell or taste

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: US=T6A3/T3A1

Drying Defects: Severe end splitting, Severe twisting/warping

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Moderate dulling effect on cutting edges

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Cutting resistance with dry wood is moderate The soft earlywood is more difficult to cut than the hard latewood

Gluing: Good properties

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Holds nails well, Possible if prebored

Planing: Responds very well to machining

Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is highly resistant

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Moderately easy to veneer, There is slight to moderate drying degrade and the potential for buckles and splits

Steam bending: Very good It bends equally well in either the green or air-dried state.

Screwing: Poor screwing properties, Possible if prebored; Turning: Good results

Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Satisfactory properties ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,65 0,65
Density 705 kg/m3
Bending Strength 895 1319 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 79 126 kg/cm2
Hardness 707 kg
Impact Strength 109 142 cm
Shearing Strength 160 kg/cm2
Stiffness 121 137 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 737 721 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,84 1,05 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 12738 18761 psi
Crushing Strength 1137 1793 psi
Density 44 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1560 lbs
Impact Strength 43 56 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 6159 9259 psi
Shearing Strength 2282 psi
Stiffness 1735 1961 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 12 15 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.65 0.65
Weight 46 45 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 10 %

Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Max. crushing strength = high
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact strength) = high
Max. crushing strength = low
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Weight = very high
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Max. crushing strength = very high
Hardness = medium
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Air-Dried condition about 12% moisture content
Black locust is stronger and stiffer than White oak, and its bending properties are comparable to those of Ash and Beech. The tree is widely planted as an ornamental and for shelterbelts. It is also used for erosion control, especially on strip-mined areas, because of its spreading roots system.

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