Table CLXIX.
Showing the woods which have been experimented upon, alphabetically arranged their specific gravity, transverse, tensile, and vertical strengt—abstracted from the tables accompanying the description of the various kinds.
| Number | Name of Wood | Specific Gravity | Breaking Weights used for | |||||
| Transverse strain on peices 2″×2″×84″ |
Transverse strain on peices 2″×2″×30″ |
Vertical strain on peices— | ||||||
| 1″×1″×1″ | 2″×2″×2″ | 3″×3″×3″ | 4″×4″×4″ | |||||
| lbs. per sq. in. |
lbs. per sq. in. |
lbs. per sq. in. |
lbs. per sq. in. |
lbs. per sq. in. |
lbs. per sq. in. | |||
| 01 | African | 993 | 277 | 7,052 | 4.900 | 4.573 | 4.388 | 4.0000 |
| 02 | Ash, English | 736 | 216 | 3,780 | ... | 3.109 | — | — |
| 03 | Ash,„ American | 480 | 160 | 5,495 | ... | 2.453 | — | — |
| 04 | Blue Gum,Australia | 1029 | 178 | 6,048 | ... | 3.078 | — | — |
| 05 | Cedar, Cuba | 439 | 140 | 2,870 | ... | 2.000 | — | — |
| 06 | Chow, Borneo | 1116 | 244 | 7,199 | ... | 5.621 | — | — |
| 07 | Elm, English | 558 | 98 | 5,460 | ... | 2.583 | — | — |
| 08 | Elm,„ Canada | 748 | 230 | 9,182 | 3.312 | 4.062 | 4.097 | 3.8590 |
| 09 | Fir, Dantzic | 582 | 219 | 3,231 | 3.146 | 3.172 | 3.097 | 2.9920 |
| 10 | Fir,„ Riga | 541 | 150 | 4,051 | 3.312 | 2.109 | 1.770 | 2.1790 |
| 11 | Fir,„ Spruce, Canada | 484 | 168 | 3,924 | ... | 2.166 | — | — |
| 12 | Greenheart, Demerara | 1142 | 333 | 8,820 | 6.750 | 6.819 | 6.368 | 5.8140 |
| 13 | Hornbeam, English | ... | ... | 6,405 | ... | 3.711 | — | — |
| 14 | Iorn-bark, Australia | 1142 | 352 | 8,377 | ... | 4.601 | — | — |
| 15 | Jarrah, Australia„ | 1010 | 172 | 2,940 | ... | 3.198 | — | — |
| 16 | Kapor, Borneo | 956 | 296 | 6,790 | ... | 5.330 | — | — |
| 17 | Kari, Australia | 981 | 216 | 7,070 | ... | ... | ... | 5.140[1] |
- ↑ 6 x 6 x 6
