Western Red Cedar

Category Type Material
Wood Wood Class II (15-25 years)

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Western Red Cedar

Data Table for: Wood: Wood Class II (15-25 years): Western Red Cedar

Mechanical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Young's modulus 7400 - 7900 MPa
Tensile strength 0 - 50 MPa
Compressive strength 29 - 35 MPa
Bending strength 48 - 54 MPa

Physical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Thermal conductivity 0.09 - 0.09 W/m.K
Density 0 - 350 kg/m3
Shrinkage 0.6 - 1.2 %
Water absorption 11 - 16 %

Environmental Data

Quantity Value Unit
Eco indicator 95 4.17 mPt
EPS 327 mELU
Ex (in) / Ex (out) 2.80757097791798 MJ/MJ
GER 47.9 MJ
Raw materials input 4.3189784798138 kg
Solid 0.10352470805 kg
Eco indicator 99 0.771 Pt
Environmental remarks Red Cedar is imported from North-West America, where it is cultured. The transport to the Netherlands requires 2 * 250km by trailers (from factory to forest and back) and 6200km by ship. Processing to beams assumed to happen in the Netherlands.
Author: Idemat 1998

General

     
Remarks Origin: North-West America. Colour and texture: red-brown; striped; shiney. Smell: in fresh state aromatic. Workability: good to machine; easy to glue; good surface treatment possible; metal may corrode when in contact with the wood. Soft, remarble light, but very durable kind of wood. Lower Heating Value 19.03 MJ
Sample

Sample: Wood Class II (15-25 years)

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