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AlderAlderAlder
Alder (Alnus glutinosa)

Family: Betulaceae

Common names: Alder, Aulne noir, Aune, Aune commune, Black alder, Common alder, Eis, Els, Erle, European alder, Grey alder, Hannoki, Japanese alder, Klibbal

Distributed in: Russia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom (Africa, Eastern Europe, Mediterranean Sea Region, Oceania and S.E. Asia, Western Europe)

Distribution overview: Natural throughout British Isles and most of Europe. Naturalized in NE U.S. and SE Canada (Maritime provinces) and forming pure stands along some rivers and streams. Introduced in colonial times. It is also found in western Asia, and northern Africa. Long cultivated, the original range is difficult to determine. Black alder is spread all over Europe from Ireland in the west to western Siberia in the east, as far as northern Africa in the south and up to 65o in the north. It has been introduced in the Azores and in the United States of America. Its range both in Europe and Africa is not compact but markedly disjunct. In the mountainous regions of the central Europe it reaches altitudes between 1500 and 1800 m. Its preferred climate is moderate to cold one, it grows best in deep soils where the water table is high. Optimum amount of precipitation is from 800 to 860 mm per year. It does not tolerate stagnant water or high soil acidity.

Common uses: Artificial limbs, Baskets, Bearings & bushings, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Broom handles, Brush backs & handles, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Charcoal, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Marine construction, Musical instruments, Particleboard, Piling, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Shade rollers, Sporting Goods, Textile equipment, Toys, Turnery, Utility plywood, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wooden shoes

Product sources: The tree is cultivated in some parts of the Philippines for its valuable oil (lumbang oil), which is used as a substitute for linseed oil.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureFineand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Susceptible to wood staining fungal attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: Uk=J US=T10D5S/T8D4S Fr=4

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Little or no degrade

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Low resistance to sawing

Gluing: Glues well

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Satisfactory nailing properties, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Sharp surfaces are required

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Moderate

Screwing: Screwing yields satisfactory results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,41
Density 528 kg/m3
Bending Strength 456 731 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 246 430 kg/cm2
Hardness 293 kg
Impact Strength 63 68 cm
Shearing Strength 110 kg/cm2
Stiffness 80 93 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 512 496 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,56 0,77 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 192 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6490 10402 psi
Density 33 lbs/ft3
Hardness 647 lbs
Impact Strength 25 27 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3505 6125 psi
Shearing Strength 1573 psi
Stiffness 1142 1329 1000 psi
Toughness 167 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 8 11 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.41
Weight 32 31 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Max. crushing strength = low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.

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