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Bulletwood

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Manilkara bidentata

Caribbean and South America

100-150 ft (30-46 m) tall,

2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter

Decking

Flooring

Heavy structural use

Marine

Freshwater construction

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Technical Information

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

 

1080 (kg/m3) 

0.85, 1.08

13,920 N

192.2 MPa

23.06 GPa

89.2 MPa

Radial: 6.7%

Tangential: 9.4%

Volumetric: 16.8%

T/R Ratio: 1.4

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