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Blue gum
Blue gum (Eucalyptus maideni)

Family: Myrtaceae

Common names: Blue gum, Maiden's gum, Maideni gum, Spotted blue gum

Distributed in: Australia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Decks, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Ladders, Light construction, Poles, Railroad ties

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodPaler than heartwood, White.The grain isWith distinct light and dark bands, the textureMedium

Natural durability: Moderately durable, Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Drying Defects: Severe collapse and honeycomb, Severe surface checking

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Easy to glue

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fair to Good

Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Variable qualities

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

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


  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 881 kg/m3
Bending Strength 821 1273 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 427 631 kg/cm2
Hardness 1051 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 142 kg/cm2
Stiffness 139 160 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 865 689 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 11680 18115 psi
Density 55 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2318 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6086 8977 psi
Shearing Strength 2021 psi
Stiffness 1979 2280 1000 psi
Weight 54 43 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Max. crushing strength = high
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Density (dry weight) = 61<
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 53-60
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Hardness (side grain) = Hard

Banks, C.H., Schoeman, J.P., Otto, K.P.,1977,The Mechanical Properties of Timbers with particular reference to South,Africa,South African Forestry Research Institute Bulletin,(Ed.,Schoeman, J.P. 1973 & Otto K.P. 1976,No.48Boas, I.H.,1947,The Commercial Timbers of Australia - Their Properties and Uses,Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, MelbourneBolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchBolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1963,The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers,C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.25Murira, K.,1984,Natural Durability Tests of Tanzanian Timbers 1955 - 1982,Tanzania Forestry Research Institute, Timber Utilisation Research Centre,,Moshi.Scott, M.H.,1935,Weights of South African Growth Timbers,South African Department of Agriculture and Forestry Bulletin,No.145,Forest Products Institute, Forestry Series No.1Takahashi, A.,1978,Compilation of Data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part,III) Africa,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No. 7Timber Review,1976,Sepetir (Sindora Spp. and Pseudosindora palustris,Timber Review,27 p15-6
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