PROPERTIES
Physical Properties:
| Density | 29 lbs / cubic foot | |
| Specific Gravity (12% MC) | Standard | 0.42 |
| Hardness (N) | Side | 2510 |
| End | 3960 | |
| MOE (Mps) | Green | 9240 |
| Air Dry | 11000 | |
| MOR (Mpa) | Green | 45.8 |
| Air Dry | 79.7 | |
| COMPRESSION PARALLEL (Mpa) | Air Dry | 45.9 |
| COMPRESSION PERPENDICULAR (Mpa) | Air Dry | 4.74 |
| SHEAR (Mpa) | Air Dry | 9.21 |
| CLEAVAGE (N/mm Width) | Air Dry | 45.4 |
SHRINKAGE OD = oven dry air = air dry 12% |
Radial (OD) | 3.7% |
| Tangential (OD) | 6.0% | |
| Volumetric (OD) | 9.4% | |
| Volumetric (Air) | 5.0% | |
| Tang / Rad ratio | 1.6 |
Visual Properties:
| COLOR | |
| Heartwood | Pale yellow to dark yellow. |
| Sapwood | Pale yellow in fresh wood to greyish-yellow in older wood. |
| Heartwood / Sapwood Contrast | The sapwood is narrow and there is little contrast between the heartwood and sapwood. |
| Latewood / Earlywood Contrast | The annual growth rings are very narrow and there is a gradual transition from earlywood to latewood. |
| Grain | |
| The wood is generally straight-grained and has a fine, even texture. | |
| Figure | |
| Plainsawn lumber or rotary-cut veneer: Faint growth ring. Quartersawn lumber or quarter-sliced veneer: None. |
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| Knots | |
| Tight knots. | |
| Other | |
| Wood of yellow-cedar is aromatic, especially when freshly cut. Free from pitch and resin. Wood tends to develop brown discoloration when it is in contact with iron or iron compounds under damp conditions. | |
Tables: data compiled by Forintek Canada Corp.
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