No. XIX. Table Of The Specific Gravity, Relative Strength, Flexibility And Resilience Of The Different Kinds Of Timber Used In Mast-Making - (Fincham)
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No. XIX. Table Of The Specific Gravity, Relative Strength, Flexibility And Resilience Of The Different Kinds Of Timber Used In Mast-Making - (Fincham)
Species of Timber. | Specific Gravity. | Relative | ||||
Dry. | Strength. | Deflection. | Resilience or Toughness. | |||
Riga pine .. | top | .682 | .576 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
butt | .754 | .656 | ||||
Red „ .. .. . | top. | .647 | .544 | 853 | 1500 | 980 |
butt | .741 | .638 | ||||
American spruce | top | .627 | .541 | 764 | 1100 | 905 |
butt | .678 | .582 | ||||
Norway „ | top | .595 | .509 | 740 | 1260 | 860 |
butt | .616 | .520 | ||||
Adriatic ,, | top | .552 | .467 | 700 | 864 | 872 |
butt | .585 | .493 | ||||
Yellow pine .. . | top | .562 | .430 | 746 | 1520 | 750 |
butt | .665 | .472 | ||||
Scotch spruce .. | top | .475 | .383 | 476 | 1450 | 1100 |
butt | .536 | .440 | ||||
Cowrie ... | top | .604 | .571 | 974 | 920 | 1086 |
butt | .663 | .619 | ||||
Poona .... | top | .. | .632 | 1226 | 978 | 1146 |
butt | .. | .662 | ||||
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