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Yellow birchYellow birch
Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)

Family: Betulaceae

Common names: American birch, Betula wood, Birch, Black birch, Canadian silky wood, Canadian yellow birch, Curly birch, Gold birch, Gray birch, Hard birch, Quebec birch, Silver birch, Swamp birch, Yellow birch

Distributed in: Canada, United Kingdom, United States (North America, Western Europe)

Distribution overview: The range of yellow birch extends from southern Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Anticosti Island, the Gaspe peninsula, and Maine west to southern and southwestern Ontario and Minnesota; south to northern New Jersey, northern Ohio, extreme northern Indiana and Illinois; and south in the mountains to South Carolina, extreme northeastern Georgia, and eastern Tennessee. Reported to grow in Northern Europe and Northern Asia. It is a very hardy tree.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Bobbins, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Butcher blocks, Cabinetmaking, Casks, Chairs, Charcoal, Chemical derivatives, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Cooperages, Cutting surfaces, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Fixtures, Floor lamps, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles: general, Hardwood distillation, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Marquetry, Mathematical instruments, Millwork, Musical instruments , Musical instruments, Office furniture, Organ pipes, Packing cases, Paneling , Paneling, Parquet flooring, Piano keys, Pianos , Plywood, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Textile equipment, Toothpicks, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative

Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber production from this species is negligible. It is exported in low volumes.

Environment profile: Widespread

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWhite, White to yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureFine and evenand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Very little natural resistance, Will deteriorate rapidly in wet conditions without chemical protection

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: UK=G US=T8B3/T5B1

Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Very good results

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Mortising: Finishes satisfactorily

Moulding: Moulding ease is moderate

Movement in Service: Moulding ease is moderate

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Requires reduced cutting angle

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Fair sanding qualities

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Very good

Screwing: Screwing yields satisfactory results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Good results

Painting: Good; Polishing: Good; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,5 0,57
Density 673 kg/m3
Bending Strength 620 1094 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 29 66 kg/cm2
Hardness 499 kg
Impact Strength 119 134 cm
Shearing Strength 121 kg/cm2
Stiffness 106 132 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Radial Shrinkage 6 %
Weight 673 512 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,91 1,26 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 632 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8825 15571 psi
Crushing Strength 421 951 psi
Density 42 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1102 lbs
Impact Strength 47 53 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 4358 8127 psi
Shearing Strength 1734 psi
Stiffness 1510 1882 1000 psi
Toughness 549 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 13 18 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.5 0.57
Weight 42 32 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 6 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 17 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Toughness-Hammer drop (impact Strength) = high
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Max. crushing strength = low
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Toughness (total work) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Heavy
Hardness = medium
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = very low
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Work to Maximum Load = very low

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