Northern Red Oak
Scientific name:
Quercus rubra L.
Geographic origin:
North America.
- Sapwood: varies from light gray to pale red
- Heartwood: varies from pinkish to pale red or light brown
- Visible woody rays, they present the classic mirrors in the radial section
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Capacity of being impregnated
- Sapwood: capable of being impregnated.
- Heartwood: from medium to low capacity of being impregnated.
Mechanical properties
- Resistance to static flexion 960 kg/cm2.
- Elasticity module 113,000 kg/cm2.
- Resistance to compression 450 kg/cm2.
- Resistance to parallel traction 1,600 kg/cm2 .
Mechanization
- Sawing process: no difficulties, excepting hardness.
- Drying process: slow-very slow. Risk of collapse and cementation. Risk of crack formation.
- Planing process and other processes: those ones characteristic of its hardness.
- Gluing process: difficulties can arise from the use of alkaline glues and acid adhesives.
- Nailing and screwing process: easy.
- Finish: easy.
Physical properties
- Apparent density at 12% humidity 710 kg/m3 heavy wood.
- Dimensional stability
- - Volumetric contraction coefficient 0.44% stable wood.
- - Relation between contractions 2.05% tendency to deformity.
- Hardness (Chaláis-Meudon) 4.8 from semi-hardwood to hardwood.
Observations
- És una alternativa més econòmica al Roure Blanc Americà, amb més variació de tonalitats i una mica més porosa.
- Paquets de Fusta amb bona mitjana d'amples.
