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Monkeypod
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Albizia saman
South America
100-125 ft (30-38 m) tall,
3-4 ft (1-1.2 m) trunk diameter
Millwork/trim
Carving
Cabinetry
Furniture
Musical instruments (guitars and ukuleles)
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
600 (kg/m3)
0.48, 0.60
4,010 N
65.7 Mpa
7.92 Gpa
39.9 Mpa
Radial: 2.0%
Tangential: 3.4%
Volumetric: 6.0%
T/R Ratio: 1.7
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