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Red mahoganyRed mahogany
Red mahogany (Eucalyptus resinifera)

Family: Myrtaceae

Common names: Australian red mahogany, Eucalipto, Eucalipto medicinal, Eucalypt, Eucalyptus, Kino eucalyptus, Kino gum eucalyptus, Red mahogany, Red mahogany eucalyptus, Red messmate, Red stringybark, Resinifera gum

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

Distribution overview: Occurs from Jervis Bay in New South Wales to Coen in Queensland, Australia.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Charcoal, Construction, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mine timbers, Office furniture, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Particleboard, Piling, Plain veneer, Plywood, Poles, Pulp/Paper products, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding, Structural plywood, Sub-flooring, Tables, Turnery, Utility plywood, Vehicle parts, Veneer

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodPale cream , Paler than heartwood.The grain isRippled figure, the textureMedium coarse

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

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is fairly rapid

Kiln Drying Rate: Fairly rapid (11-17 days for boards under 32 mm, to 31-51 days for boards greater than 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Easy

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good Hard and strong Stiff, yields oil high in cineolTough

Cutting Resistance: Saws cleanly with moderate blutning of cutting edges

Planing: Response to hand and machine tools is fairly good

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Sanding: Contains alkaloids giving it good acid resistance


Painting: Little or no surface prep required; Polishing: Responds well to peeling after proper softening ;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 929 kg/m3
Bending Strength 883 1362 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 110 150 kg/cm2
Hardness 998 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 152 kg/cm2
Stiffness 143 167 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 865 705 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 190 cm-kg
Static Bending 578 868 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 12563 19384 psi
Crushing Strength 1568 2136 psi
Density 58 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2201 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6891 10281 psi
Shearing Strength 2169 psi
Static Bending 8222 12348 psi
Stiffness 2044 2383 1000 psi
Toughness 165 inch-lbs
Weight 54 44 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Max. crushing strength = high 0
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 1
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Max crushing strength (stiffness) = very high
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very low

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