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Birch

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Betula alleghaniensis

North America

65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall,

2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter

Furniture

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Technical Information

Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage: 
 

690 (kg/m3) 

0.55, 0.69

5,610 N

114.5 MPa

13.86 Gpa

56.3 Mpa

Radial: 7.3%

Tangential: 9.5%

Volumetric: 16.8%

T/R Ratio: 1.3

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