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Alder Products
Alder (Alnus rubra)
Tilo makes a number of products from alder hardwood, including:
- doors
- furniture
- kitchen cabinets
- mouldings
- panel stock
- shutters
- turnings
General Description of Alder
A relative of birch, red alder is almost white when freshly cut, but changes when exposed to air, becoming light brown with a tinge or red or yellow. Heartwood is formed in trees only of advanced age, and it shows no visible boundary between sap and heartwood. Lumber from alder is fairly straight-grained with a uniform texture.Relative Abundance
2.9 percent of total U.S. hardwoods commercially available. Available in dimension stock and lumber.Working Properties of Alder
- machines well and is an excellent species for turning
- can be sanded, painted, or stained to a pleasing finish and nails, screws and glues well
- when finished, alder blends with walnut, mahogany or cherry
- dries easily with little degrade and has good dimensional stability after drying
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Physical Properties of Alder
Red alder is a relatively soft hardwood, medium density with low bending strength, shock resistance and stiffness.
| Strength And Mechanical Properties (inch-pound) (a) |
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| Moisture content | 12% |
| Specific Gravity (b) |
0.37-0.41 |
| Static Bending Modulus of Rupture (lbf/in2) |
6,50-9,800 |
| Static Bending Modulus of Elasticity (c) (106 lbf/in2) | 1.17-138 |
| Static Bending Work to Maximum Load (in-lbf/in3) | 8.0-8.4 |
| Impact Bending to Grain (in) | 20-22 |
| Compression Parallel to Grain (lbf/in2) | 2,960-5,820 |
| Compression Perpendicular to Grain (lbf/in2) | 250-440 |
| Shear Parallel to Grain (lbf/in2) | 770-1,080 |
| Tension Perpendicular to Grain (lbf/in2) | 390-420 |
| Side Hardness (lbf) | 440-590 |
a) Results of tests on small clear specimens in the green and air-dried conditions. Definition of properties; impact bending is height of drop that causes complete failure, using 0.71-kg (50 lb.) hammer; compression parallel to grain is also called maximum crushing strength; compression perpendicular to grain is fiber stress at proportional limit; shear is maximum shearing strength; tension is maximum tensile strength; and side hardness is hardness measured when load is perpendicular to grain.
b) Specific gravity is based on weight when oven dry and volume when green or at 12% moisture contentt
c) Modulus of elasticity measured from a simply supported, center-loaded beam, on a span depth ratio of 14/1. To correct for shear reflection, the modulus can be increased by 10%.
Reprinted with permission from Hardwood Manufacturers Association
