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Red Heart
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Erythroxylum spp.
South America
50-65 ft (15-20 m) tall,
1-1.5 ft (.3-.5 m) trunk diameter
Inlays
Fine furniture
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
640 (kg/m3)
0.52, 0.64
5,380 N
98.7 MPa
10.32 GPa
46.2 MPa
Radial: 2.8%
Tangential: 8.2%
Volumetric: 10.6%
T/R Ratio: 2.9
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