| Species: | |
| Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark | |
| Botanical Name: | Eucalyptus Crebra |
| Local Name: | Ironbark |
| Trade Name: | Red Ironbark |
| Appearance: |
Heartwood is red-brown to dark red. Sapwood white to pink-white. Close grained, occasionally interlocked.
| Properties: | |
| Density: | 1090kg/M3 at 12% M.C. |
| Strength Group: | S2 unseasoned SD3 seasoned |
| Stress Grade: | Visually graded to AS2082 – 2000 |
| Structural Grade: | Grade 1 GOS F22 Grade 1 KD F27 |
| Shrinkage to 12% MC: | 5% tangential 3.5% radial |
| Durability: | Class 1 – Highly resistant to decay in ground or in persistently damp or poorly vented situations. |
| Hardness: | Very hard. Rated 1 on a scale 1 to 6 |
| Machines: | Hard to work due to high density. |
| Fixing: | No difficulty in using standard fastenings. | Gluing: | Surface preparations completed immediately prior to gluing. | Finishing: | Readily accepts stains, varnish and paint |
| USES: |
Heavy wharf and bridge timbers, sleepers, piles, poles, retaining walls,
timber decks & timber flooring, boat building.