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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
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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