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Afrormosia
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Pericopsis elata
Africa
100-150 ft (30-46 m) tall,
3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Cladding
Joinery - Exterior
Joinery - Interior
Furniture
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
725 (kg/m3)
0.57, 0.72
6,980 N
102.9 Mpa
11.83 Gpa
66.0 Mpa
Radial: 3.2%
Tangential: 6.2%
Volumetric: 9.9%
T/R Ratio: 1.9
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