Ironbark (Eucalyptus maideni)
Family: Myrtaceae
Common names: Ironbark, Maidens gum
Distributed in: Australia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Australia
Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isPurple, Redand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isInterlocked, the textureMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Drying Defects: Checking, Severe collapse and honeycomb
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Comments: Hard and strong
Blunting Effect: High to severe
Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult
Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Pre-Boring Recommended
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Screwing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- 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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993 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
826 |
1467 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
74 |
147 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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1120 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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177 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
143 |
188 |
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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251 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
482 |
943 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 11760 | 20874 | psi | Crushing Strength | 1054 | 2102 | psi | Density | | 62 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 2470 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 6135 | 11956 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 2524 | psi | Static Bending | 6860 | 13426 | psi | Stiffness | 2048 | 2685 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 218 | inch-lbs | Specific Gravity | 0.67 | 0.82 | | |
Bolza, E., Kloot, N. H. 1963. The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers. Technological Paper No. 25. Division of Forest Products, Center for Scientific and Industrial Organization (CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia.Hillis, W.E. and A.G. Brown, Editors. 1984. Eucalyptus for Wood Production. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Academic Press, Australia.
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