Properties and grades

Dimensions
FAS-Select No1 Common No2 Common
Width (random) 4″ (100 mm) and more 3″ (76,2 mm) and more 3″ (76,2 mm) and more
Length (random) 6′ (1,83 m) and more 4′ (1,22 m) and more 4′ (1,22 m) and more
Thickness 4/4″ (25,4 mm); 5/4″ (31,75 mm); 6/4″ (38,1 mm);
8/4″ (50,8 mm);10/4″ (63,5 mm); 12/4 76,2 mm)
Physical Properties
Hard Maple Soft Maple Yellow Birch White Birch Red Oak White Oak White Ash Beech Basswood Aspen Cherry Walnut
Density  (kg/m3) 659 545 608 571 612 676 613 667 417 408 551 594
Hardness (N) 7290 4380 5930 4320 6170 7130 7050 6490 2140 2140 4630 5910
Bending Strenght (MPa) 115 97,6 106 94,8 98,7 121 108 116 60,8 67,6 87,1 103
Stiffness (MPa) 14100 11100 14100 12900 11900 15500 12800 14000 9450 11200 11900 13100
Working Properties
Hard Maple Soft Maple Yellow Birch White Birch Red Oak White Oak White Ash Beech Basswood Aspen Cherry Walnut
Machinability Excellent Very good Excellent Very good Excellent Good Very good Good Very good Good Excellent Good
Stability Good Good Good Good Very good Excellent Very good Good Good Fair Good Excellent
Gluing Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Very good Very good Good Very good Excellent
Sandablity Very good Good Good Good Good Good Fair Very good Good Fair Excellent Very good
Nailability Good Fair Good Good Excellent Fair Good Fair Fair Fair Fair Fair
Paintability Good Good Good Good Good Good Excellent Good Excellent Good Good Good
Stainability Good Very good Very good Very good Good Good Good Good Good Good Very good Good
Species physical properties
Density (kg/m3) 408
Aspen		 417
Basswood		 545
Soft Maple		 551
Cherry		 571
White Birch		 594
Walnut		 608
Yellow Birch		 612
Red Oak		 613
White Ash		 659
Hard Maple		 667
Beech		 676
White Oak
Hardness (N) 2140
Aspen		 2140
Basswood		 4320
White Birch		 4380
Soft Maple		 4630
Cherry		 5910
Walnut		 5930
Yellow Birch		 6170
Red Oak		 6490
Beech		 7050
White Ash		 7130
White Oak		 7290
Hard Maple
Bending strenght (MPa) 60,8
Basswood		 67,6
Aspen		 87,1
Cherry		 94,8
White Birch		 97,6
Soft Maple		 98,7
Red Oak		 103
Walnut		 106
Yellow Birch		 108
White Ash		 115
Hard Maple		 116
Beech		 121
White Oak
Stiffness (MPa) (MPa) 9450
Basswood		 11100
Soft Maple		 11200
Aspen		 11900
Cherry		 11900
Red Oak		 12800
White Ash		 12900
White Birch		 13100
Walnut		 14000
Beech		 14100
Hard Maple		 14100
Yellow Birch		 15500
White Oak