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English elmEnglish elmEnglish elm
English elm (Ulmus procera)

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Common names: Elm, English elm, Nave elm, Red elm, Vanlig alm

Distributed in: United Kingdom (Western Europe)

Distribution overview: English elm is native to England and western Europe. It is, however, widely cultivated, escaping in the northeastern and Pacific states of the United States. It grows in thickets, along roadsides and forest borders, and is often found in moist soils.

Common uses: Bedroom suites, Bent Parts, Boat building, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Caskets, Chairs, Decorative veneer, Dining-room furniture, Docks, Dockwork, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Flooring, Furniture , Harbor work, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Marine construction, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Shipbuilding, Sub-flooring, Turnery, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wharf construction

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed Difficult to locate

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isIrregular, the textureFine

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very little natural resistance

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: Schedule A: United Kingdom

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Distortion (twist/warp) is likely, Expect splits

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Comments: Often found in hedgerows. Center is likely unsound

Blunting Effect: Medium effect

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Gluing is often difficult

Cutting Resistance: Tends to bind on saws

Gluing: Good properties

Mortising: Difficult to mortise

Moulding: Requires very sharp cutting edges Wood tends to pick-up

Movement in Service: Requires very sharp cutting edges Wood tends to pick-up

Nailing: Resists splitting , Satisfactory nailing properties

Planing: Woolly

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Very sharp cutting edges are required to produce a smooth surface

Steam bending: Poor

Screwing: Reported to screw without splitting ; Turning: Requires very sharp cutting edges

Polishing: High finish; Staining: Stains well ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,54
Density 496 kg/m3
Bending Strength 372 632 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 159 319 kg/cm2
Hardness 364 kg
Impact Strength 63 58 cm
Shearing Strength 120 kg/cm2
Stiffness 54 73 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 592 512 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,63 0,7 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 5302 8989 psi
Density 31 lbs/ft3
Hardness 804 lbs
Impact Strength 25 23 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 2264 4545 psi
Shearing Strength 1715 psi
Stiffness 779 1049 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 9 10 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.54
Weight 37 32 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %

Hardness = medium
Crushing strength = low
Density is high

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