Post and Timber Timber Properties
The below table outlines the material properties for Post and Timber material including the young's modulus, yield strength, ultimate strength and other relevant mechanical properties required for structural and mechanical design.
Post and Timber Young's Modulus
The Young's Modulus of Post and Timber ranges between 6,000 and 12,000 MPa Young's Modulus represents the material overall strength. See the below tables to get your specific material grade material strength.
Post and Timber Compressive Strength
The Compressive Strength of Post and Timber ranges between 4 and 14 MPa.
Spruce-Pine-Fir Timber Properties
SSelect Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 12.7 MPa | 1 MPa | 10 MPa | 5 MPa | 7.4 MPa | 8,500 MPa | 6,000 MPa | 0 | 4 |
No1 Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 9.6 MPa | 1 MPa | 9 MPa | 5 MPa | 5.6 MPa | 7,500 MPa | 5,000 MPa | 0 | 4 |
No2 Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 4.2 MPa | 1 MPa | 5 MPa | 5 MPa | 2.6 MPa | 6,500 MPa | 4,500 MPa | 0 | 4 |
Northern Timber Properties
SSelect Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 12 MPa | 1 MPa | 8 MPa | 4 MPa | 7 MPa | 8,000 MPa | 5,500 MPa | 0 | 4 |
No1 Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 9 MPa | 1 MPa | 7 MPa | 4 MPa | 5.3 MPa | 7,000 MPa | 5,000 MPa | 0 | 4 |
No2 Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 3.9 MPa | 1 MPa | 4 MPa | 4 MPa | 2.5 MPa | 6,000 MPa | 4,000 MPa | 0 | 4 |
Hem-fir Timber Properties
SSelect Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 13.6 MPa | 1 MPa | 11 MPa | 5 MPa | 7.9 MPa | 10,000 MPa | 7,000 MPa | 0 | 5 |
No1 Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 10.2 MPa | 1 MPa | 10 MPa | 5 MPa | 6 MPa | 9,000 MPa | 6,000 MPa | 0 | 5 |
No2 Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 4.5 MPa | 1 MPa | 6 MPa | 5 MPa | 2.8 MPa | 8,000 MPa | 5,500 MPa | 0 | 5 |
Douglas-Fir-Larch Timber Properties
SSelect Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 18.3 MPa | 2 MPa | 14 MPa | 7 MPa | 10.7 MPa | 12,000 MPa | 8,000 MPa | 0 | 5 |
No1 Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 13.8 MPa | 2 MPa | 12 MPa | 7 MPa | 8.1 MPa | 10,500 MPa | 6,500 MPa | 0 | 5 |
No2 Material Properties
| Unit System | Bending Strength, Fb | Shear Strength, Fv | Compressive Strength, fc | Compressive Strength, fcp | Tensile Strength, Ft | Young's Modulus, E | Modulus of Elasticity, E0.05 | Specific Gravity, SG | Gamma |
| Metric | 6 MPa | 2 MPa | 8 MPa | 7 MPa | 3.8 MPa | 9,500 MPa | 6,000 MPa | 0 | 5 |
