Radiata (Pinus Radiata)

Radiata Pine is a versatile and readily available timber, which is suitable for a wide variety of end use applications and products, including mouldings, finishings, weatherboards and fascia.

Mechanical Properties At 12 percent moisture content, the density of radiata pine varies from 560 kg/m³ from low-altitude growth sites from the Waikato northwards, to 460 kg/m³ in timber supplied from Otago and Southland. The average density figure for the whole country is 500 kg/m³.

Most of the density variation is related to the average temperature during the growing season: the cooler the site, the lower will be the wood density, hence the decrease with altitude and latitude.

Physical Properties
Modulus of Elasticity	8.23 GRa
Bending Strength	85.8 MPa
Compression strength parallel to the grain	36.8  MPa
Compression Strength Perpendicular to Grain	5.2 N / mm2
Side hardness (refers to indentation)	3.64 kN
Shear strength parallel to the grain	11.6 MPa
End hardness	4.76 kN
Machining Machining tests have confirmed that Radiata Pine compares favourably with a variety of other internationally traded timbers.