Species data
Birch Plywood
a panel product . Also sold as baltic birch plywood, birch ply.
Properties at a glance
| Stiffness (MOE) | 1,450,000 psi |
| Specific gravity | 0.68 |
| Density | 42.4 lb/ft3 (680 kg/m3) |
| Weight per board foot | 3.54 lb |
| Indicative price | $70.00 per sheet (estimated) |
Values are at about 12% moisture content. Density is specific gravity times 62.4; a board foot is one twelfth of a cubic foot, so weight per board foot is that density divided by twelve. Anything marked estimated is our own figure, not a measured one.
How Birch Plywood compares
Measured against the 113 solid woods in this database: heavier than 57%, and stiffer than 33%.
What that means in the shop
A 4/4 board 8 inches wide and 8 feet long is 5.33 board feet, so in Birch Plywood it weighs about 18.9 lb. A stack of ten is 189 lb - worth knowing before you load a rack or a car.
Related calculators
Sources
- Birch Plywood Density, Weight and Strength (cites EN 13986)
- The Sagulator - shelf material stiffness values (woodbin)
Published bending MOE for birch plywood parallel to face grain at 12% MC is 9 to 12 GPa; 1,450,000 psi (about 10 GPa) is taken as a representative mid-range value (Baltic birch tests at the high end, near 12 GPa / 1,740,000 psi). Density 0.68 (680 kg/m3 at 12% MC) is the EN 13986 reference figure. The Sagulator does not list birch plywood specifically (its only plywood entry is fir plywood at 1,200,000 psi), so MOE is sourced from the birch plywood specification. Movement model N/A (see movementNote). Price indicative.
These calculators are for planning and estimation. Engineering results (shelf sag, wood movement) use published average material properties; real boards vary by grade, grain, moisture and defects. Verify load-bearing designs with a professional.