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American Yellow Poplar Wood

Categories: Wood and Natural Products; Wood; Hardwood

Material

Notes:

Hardwood. Easy to work with hand tools. Data is based on small, clear, air-dried samples unless specified.

Usual surface texture: Fine/medium

Dimensional changes when dried lumber issubjected to variations in humidity during service: Large

Resistance to fungal decay (Heartwood in ground contact): Perishable (Under 5 years), Non-durable (5 to 10

years)

Resistance to penetration by preservatives: Extremely resistant

Common Applications:Pallet blocks, box boards, turnery. Wood wool

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Key Words: Populus spp.; Lumber, Timber

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Physical Properties Metric English Comments

Density 0.380 g/cc 0.0137 lb/in Oven Dry Weight/Unseasoned Volume

0.609 g/cc 0.0220 lb/in Unseasoned*

Cell Length 1.90 mm 0.0748 in Mature Wood

Mechanical Properties Metric English Comments

Hardness, Wood Indentation 1500 N 337 lb (f) Side. Force required to imbed a 0.444 inch stee

ball to one-half its diameter*

1900 N 427 lb (f) End. Forcerequired to imbed a 0.444 inch stee

ball to one-half its diameter*

2400 N 540 lb (f) Side

Tensile Strength, Ultimate 3.17 MPa 460 psi Perpendicular to Grain*

3.70 MPa 537 psi Perpendicular to Grain 155 MPa 22500 psi Axia

Modulus of Rupture 0.0386 GPa 5.60 ksi Static Bending*

0.0700 GPa 10.2 ksi In Bending

Flexural Yield Strength 22.1 MPa 3200 ps i Fiber Stress at Elastic Limit ; Stat ic Bending*

42.1 MPa 6110 psi Bending stress at proportional limit

Flexural Modulus 8.34 GPa 1210 ksi Static Bending*

10.9 - 11.0 GPa 1580 - 1600 ksi In Bending

Compressive Yield Strength 2.14 MPa 310 psi Perpendicular to Grain*

3.90 MPa 566 psi Perpendicular to Grain

13.8 MPa 2000 psi Parallel to Grain*
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17.6 MPa 2550 psi Max Crushing Strength Parallel to Grain*

37.9 - 38.0 MPa 5500 - 5510 psi Parallel to Grain

Poissons Ratio 0.019 0.019 TL, 12% Moisture Content

0.030 0.030 RL, 12% Moisture Content

0.318 0.318 LR, 12% Moisture Content

0.329 0.329 TR, 12% Moisture Content

0.392 0.392 LT, 12% Moisture Content

0.703 0.703 RT, 12% Moisture Content

Machinability 50 % 50 % Medium Relative to Other Wood

Shear Strength 5.45 MPa 790 psi Parallel to Grain*

8.20 MPa 1190 psi Orientation Unknown

Impact 2.6 2.6 in-lb/in; Work to Elastic Limit; Unseasoned

Sample; Impact Bending*

8000 8000 psi; Fiber Stress at Elastic Limit; Unseasoned

Sample; Impact Bending*

Work to Elastic Limit 0.00331 J/cm 0.480 in-lb/in Static Bending*

Work to Maximum Load 0.0386 J/cm 5.60 in-lb/in Static Bending*

Toughness 23.8 J 17.6 ft-lb Tangentia

24.9 J 18.4 ft-lb Radia

Thermal Properties Metric English Comments

Shrinkage 4.0 % 4.0 % Radial; Green to Zero Moisture

7.1 % 7.1 % Tangential; Green to Zero Moisture

12.3 % 12.3 % Volumetric; Green to Zero Moisture

Descriptive Properties

Color Grey, white to pale brown Usual for heartwood

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