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Meranti

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Shorea spp.

Southeast Asia

65-130 ft (20-40 m) tall,

3-6 ft (1-2 m) trunk diameter

Cladding

Joinery - Exterior

Joinery - Interior

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Technical Information

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

675 (kg/m3) 

0.55, 0.68

3,570 N

87.7 MPa

12.02 GPa

48.8 MPa

Radial: 3.9%

Tangential: 7.8%

Volumetric: 12.5%

T/R Ratio: 2.0

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