The Architectural Timber Specialists
Features & Benefits
Ideal Uses for Ironbark
Red Ironbark
Eucalyptus drepanophylla
Features & Benefits
- Very high strength.
- Seasoned density level of 1210 kg/m3
- Highly durable.
- Fire resistance: BAL 12.5, 19 and 29 – All AS3959 applications
- Reddish to dark brown appearance. The sapwood is lighter in colour.
- Tight and straight grain.
- Found in NSW and QLD.
Ideal Uses
- Industrial construction
- House framing
- Decking
- Flooring
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus paniculata
Features & Benefits
- Deep dark red to red-brown in appearance. Its sapwood is a distinctive pale yellow in colour.
- Texture is fine and even with interlocked grain.
- Extremely hardwearing.
- High strength rating.
- Highly durable.
- Medium shrinkage.
- Marine borer resistant.
- Janka (or hardness) of 12-14.
- Fire resistance: BAL 12.5, 19 – All AS3959 applications.
- Seasoned density level of 1160 kg/m3
Ideal Uses
- Structural timber
- Flooring
- Stairs
- Decking
- House beams & posts
- Furniture