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Hemlock

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Tsuga canadensis

North America

65-100 ft (30 m) tall,

2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter

Joinery - Interior

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Technical Information

Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage: 
 

450 (kg/m3) 

0.36, 0.45

2,220 N

61.4 MPa

8.28 GPa

37.3 MPa

Radial: 3.0%

Tangential: 6.8%

Volumetric: 9.7%

T/R Ratio: 2.3

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