
Mockernut hickory (Carya spp.)
Family: Juglandaceae
Common names: Mockernut hickory, Pignut hickory, Shagbark hickory, Shellbark hickory, True hickory
Distributed in: Canada, United States (North America)
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Baseball bats, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Broom handles, Chairs, Charcoal, Cooperages, Fishing rods, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture, Handles: general, Ladders, Musical instruments, Plywood, Posts, Railroad ties, Skis, Sporting Goods, Textile equipment, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Wheel spokes, Wheels
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, White to yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera)
Kiln Schedules: UK=E US=T6D2/T3D1 Fr=5
Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp, Slight surface checking
Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on machining is severe
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Gluing: Moderate gluing properties
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Holds satisfactorily, Possible if prebored
Planing: Moderately easy to plane
Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is permeable
Resistance to Splitting: Poor
Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Veneering qualities: Easy to cut, There is slight to moderate drying degrade and the potential for buckles and splits
Steam bending: Very good
Screwing: Possible if prebored, Screwing yields good results; Turning: Good results
Polishing: Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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769 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
783 |
1216 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
347 |
531 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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752 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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187 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
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155 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
129 |
150 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
6 |
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% |
Weight |
753 |
608 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,91 |
1,26 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 11139 | 17304 | psi | Density | | 48 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 1658 | lbs | Impact Strength | | 74 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 4940 | 7563 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 2205 | psi | Stiffness | 1847 | 2140 | 1000 psi | Work to Maximum Load | 13 | 18 | inch-lbs/in3 | Weight | 47 | 38 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 6 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 10 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 0 Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Max. crushing strength = medium Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft. Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Max. crushing strength = high Bending strength (MOR) = high Hardness (side grain) = medium Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very high Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high Max. crushing strength = low
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