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Fir, Subalpine
Categories: Wood and Natural Products; Wood; Softwood
Material Notes: These firs are sold as white firs in the U.S., they hail from California, Oregon, Washington, western Montana, and northern Idaho.
Key Words: Abies Lasiocarpa, Lumber, Timber
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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Specific Gravity 0.320 g/cc12% Moisture Content
 
Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Hardness, Wood Indentation 1557 NSide Hardness, 12% Moisture Content
Modulus of Elasticity 1290 ksi12% Moisture Content
Modulus of Rupture 8.60 ksi12% Moisture Content
Compressive Strength 390 psiPerpendicular to Grain, 12% Moisture Content
 4860 psiParallel to Grain, 12% Moisture Content
Poissons Ratio 0.332µLT, 12% Moisture Content
 0.336µTR, 12% Moisture Content
 0.341µLR, 12% Moisture Content
 0.437µRT, 12% Moisture Content
Shear Strength 1070 psiParallel to Grain, 12% Moisture Content
 
Thermal PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Shrinkage 2.6 %Radial, from green to oven dry, US origin
 7.4 %Tangential, from green to oven dry, US origin
 9.4 %Volumetric, from green to oven dry, US origin

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