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Hyne Araucaria
Table of Comparative Properties.
Queensland Forestry Research Institute has provided the following comparison between Araucaria and alternative species available for similar end-use applications.
| ARAUCARIA Araucaria Cunninghamii |
E'PEAN BEECH Fagus sylvatica |
AGATHIS Agathis dammara |
RUBBERWOOD Hevea brasiliensis |
RAMIN Gonystylus spp |
RADIATA Pinus radiata |
MAPLE Acer saccharum |
BASSWOOD Tilla americana |
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| Air dried density (kg/m3 12% MC) |
560 | 700 | 550 | 600-620 | 630 | 480 | 720 | 420 |
| Modulus of Elasticity (Gpa) | 13.0 | 10.0-13.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 12.0-16.4 | 8.2 | 14.0 | 10.1 |
| Modulus of Rupture (Mpa) | 90 | 108-118 | 67 | 66 | 88-134 | 86 | 115 | 60 |
| Janka hardness (kN) | 3.4 | 5.7-6.4 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 1.8 |
| Radial shrinkage % from green to 12% |
2.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Tangential shrinkage from green to 12% |
3.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.1 |
| Nailing | good | poor | good | poor | poor | fair | difficult | good |
| Screwing | good | poor | good | poor | good | good | difficult | good |
| Gluing | good | good | good | excellent | good | satisfactory | fair | good |
| Planing | good | excellent | excellent | good | excellent | good | fair | very good |
| Sanding | excellent | excellent | excellent | good | excellent | good | fair | very good |
| Shaping | excellent | excellent | excellent | good | excellent | excellent | excellent | good |
| Mortising | excellent | excellent | very good | excellent | excellent | good | excellent | satisfactory |
| Turning | excellent | excellent | excellent | good | good | fair | excellent | satisfactory |