Ulmus rubra.
Red Elm has a red-brown heartwood with light brown to grayish-white sapwood. This ring porous hardwood has a very strong grain pattern. The wood is heavy, hard, and strong.
General Information
Uses |
Availability |
Price |
Chairs, bending stock, furniture, interior decoration including paneling, containers. |
Limited availability in 4/4 and 5/4, 6/4 and heavier material is rather rare. |
Low to moderate. |
Relative Working Properties
Machining |
Resistance to splitting in nailing |
Resistance to splitting in screwing |
Gluing |
Very Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Very Good |
Physical Properties
Specific gravity (12% m.c.) |
Average shipping weight kilograms (kg) per cubic metre (m3) air dry |
Average volumetric shrinkage (oven dry % of green) |
Modulus of rupture (kilopascals) |
Modulus of elasticity (megapascals) |
Side hardness (newtons) |
0.753 |
610 |
13.8 |
90000 |
10300 |
3800 |