
Common name: Spotted Gum
Look & Features
Backsawn grain, Fiddleback, Distinctive sapwood, gum veins
Botanical Name
Corymbia maculata
Colour
Light coffee brown to dark chocolate with some reddish tinges
Common uses
Building and construction, structural timbers, flooring, cladding, decking, furniture, landscaping, posts and beams
Properties
Density (kg/m3)
GD
1200
ADD
1100
Hardness kN (janka)
Green
8.0
Dry
10.1
Durability Class
1
Strength Group
S1/SD1
Joint Group
J1/JD1
Shrinkage Radial % (approx.)
4.5
Tangential % (approx)
6.0
Structural Grades
Unseasoned
F11/F14/F17
Seasoned
F22/F27
Toughness (Nm)
Green
High
Dry
High
Early Fire Hazard IndicesIgnitability
Ignitability
13
Spread of Flame
3
Smoke Development
3
Termite Resistant (toAS3660)
Yes
Lyctid Susceptible Sapwood
Yes