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Padauk
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Pterocarpus soyauxii
Africa
100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall,
2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter
Joinery - Exterior
Joinery - Interior
Flooring
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
745 (kg/m3)
0.61, 0.75
8,760 N
116.0 MPa
11.72 GPa
56.0 MPa
Radial: 3.3%
Tangential: 5.2%
Volumetric: 7.6%
T/R Ratio: 1.6
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