Wando (Eucalyptus wandoo)
Family: Myrtaceae
Common names: Wando, Wandoo, White gum
Distributed in: Australia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building: framing, Bridge construction, Decks, Flooring, Fuelwood, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Mine timbers, Piling, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Structural work, Tool handles, Vehicle parts, Wharf construction, Wheel spokes, Wheels
Environment profile: Vulnerable
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Kiln Schedules: Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is rather slow
Kiln Drying Rate: Slow (18-28 days for boards < 32 mm, to 52-84 days for boards >= 63 mm)
Drying Defects: Moderate end spitting, Moderate surface checking
Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult
Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is extremely resistant
Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Screwing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Polishing: Fair to Good; Staining: Fair to 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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608 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
954 |
1473 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
595 |
827 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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1051 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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155 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
152 |
175 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
897 |
592 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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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 | 13576 | 20956 | psi | Density | | 38 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 2318 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 8467 | 11767 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 2205 | psi | Stiffness | 2167 | 2494 | 1000 psi | Weight | 56 | 37 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 6 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 61< Hardness (side grain) = Hard Bending strength (MOR) = high Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Max. crushing strength = high Max crushing strength (stiffness) = very high
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