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Mora

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Mora excelsa, M. gonggrijpii

South America

100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall,

2-3 ft (0.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter

Heavy structural use

Marine or freshwater construction 

Decking

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Technical Information

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

1015 (kg/m3) 

0.80, 1.01

10,230 N

155.5 MPa

19.24 GPa

82.4 MPa

Radial: 6.7%

Tangential: 9.9%

Volumetric: 17.7%

T/R Ratio: 1.5

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