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Red mapleRed mapleRed maple
Red maple (Acer rubrum)

Family: Aceraceae

Common names: Carolina red maple, Drummond red maple, Maple, Red maple, Scarlet maple, Soft maple, Swamp maple, Water maple, White maple

Distributed in: Canada, United States (North America)

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Building materials, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Cooperages, Core Stock, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles: general, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Musical instruments, Musical instruments: piano, Office furniture, Packing cases, Pallets, Paneling , Paneling, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Pulpwood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Shade rollers, Sporting Goods, Stools, Tables , Textile equipment, Truck bodies, Turnery, Utility furniture, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Wainscotting, Wardrobes

Product sources: Red maple is ranked second to Sugar maple in popularity, and is the most valued of the three leading soft maples. It is generally less expensive than Sugar maple, and is readily available in the low price range.

Environment profile: Widespread

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isWhite, White to creamand the sapwoodWide sapwood, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureFine

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Ring failure, Wetwood

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Boring: Good results

Gluing: Fairly difficult to glue

Mortising: Poor to Very Poor

Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: good

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Sanding: Poor to Very Poor Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Satisfactory

Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Turning: Very good

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

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,42 0,42
Density 608 kg/m3
Bending Strength 547 904 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 27 68 kg/cm2
Hardness 445 kg
Impact Strength 78 91 cm
Shearing Strength 114 kg/cm2
Stiffness 94 110 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 592 496 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,63 0,77 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 7784 12862 psi
Crushing Strength 392 980 psi
Density 38 lbs/ft3
Hardness 982 lbs
Impact Strength 31 36 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3411 6218 psi
Shearing Strength 1634 psi
Stiffness 1344 1572 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 9 11 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.42 0.42
Weight 37 31 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 12 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact strength) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Work to Maximum Load = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Max. crushing strength (stiffness) = very low
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Crushing strength = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Although Red maple is considered to be a member in the soft maples group in the lumber market, it is about 5% to 7% heavier than the other soft maples

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