Soft Maple

Principally acer rubrum, A. Saccharinum

Known also as Red maple and silver maple.

Where it grows

Soft Maple grows throughout Eastern USA.

 

Appearance
Sapwood grevish white  Soft maple
Heartwood

light to dark reddish brown

Grain straight
Height

60-90 ft with diameter 2'

Ιδιότητες
Average weight at 12% M.C ( kg/m³) 609
Specific gravity at 12 % M.C. 0,54
Average Volumetric Shrinkage Green to 6 % M.C  (%) 10,5
Crushing strength

medium

Bending strength medium
Modulus of Elasticity (Mpa) 11,308
Hardness (N) 4226 
Processing
 
« Poor
Good »
Drying item40
Machining item40
Wood Bending item40
 Gluing item40
Nailing item40
Finishing item40

End Uses

Joinery and moulding, doors, cabinets, panelling, furniture and turning.

Remarks

The heartwood is moderately resistant to treatment with preservatives. Sapwood is permeable. The wood of soft maple is similar to hard maple. It can be substitute for beech.

 

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