Gympie messmate (Eucalyptus cloeziana)
Family: Myrtaceae
Common names: Cloeziana gum, Gympie messmate
Distributed in: Australia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Primarily in eastern Queensland, Australia, but may also be found in other areas of the central coastal belt of Queensland.
Common uses: Boat building, Bridge beams, Bridge construction, Bridge joists, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Construction, Domestic flooring, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Flooring, Foundation posts, Heavy construction, Joinery, Lifeboats, Mine timbers, Parquet flooring, Posts, Shipbuilding, Stakes, Sub-flooring, Turnery
Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm
Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowish brownand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUniform
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very resistant to termite attack.
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Drying Defects: Distortion, Warping can be expected
Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult
Blunting Effect: Little
Boring: Bores well, although heavy, strong, and very tough
Carving: Very good results
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Good mortising properties
Moulding:
The timber responds to moulding operations well, although it is heavy, strong, and tough
Movement in Service:
The timber responds to moulding operations well, although it is heavy, strong, and tough
Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Good
Routing recessing: Good in both routing and recessing.
Sanding: Very good characteristics
Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
; Turning: Responds well
Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,73 |
0,8 |
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Density |
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961 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
937 |
1364 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
101 |
163 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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1231 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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139 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
135 |
172 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
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% |
Weight |
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kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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164 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
578 |
785 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 13328 | 19404 | psi | Crushing Strength | 1441 | 2323 | psi | Density | | 60 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 2715 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 7017 | 10388 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1985 | psi | Static Bending | 8232 | 11172 | psi | Stiffness | 1921 | 2450 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 143 | inch-lbs | Specific Gravity | 0.73 | 0.8 | | Weight | 59 | 48. | lbs/ft3 | |
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