CTE for Wood

   

Longitudinal, Tangential and Radial Coefficient,
per degree Fahrenheit

Species Specific Gravity αl (10-6) αt (10-6) αr (10-6)
Fir, white 0.40 1.85 18.1 12.1
Spruce, Sitka 0.42 1.74 17.9 13.2
Redwood 0.42 2.38 19.5 13.1
Douglas Fir 0.51 1.75 23.7 15.5
Cottonwood 0.43 1.60 18.1 12.9
Yellow poplar 0.43 1.76 16.5 15.4
Birch, yellow 0.66 1.86 21.3 17.0
Maple, yellow 0.68 2.12 19.6 14.8
Wood Structures - A Design Guide and Commentary, compiled by Task Committee on Status-of-the-Art: Wood Committee on Wood, ASCE Structural Division, 1975, p 15.