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Sycamore

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Platanus occidentalis

North America

75-120 ft (23-37 m) tall,

3-8 ft (1-2.4 m) trunk diameter

Joinery - Interior

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Technical Information

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

545 (kg/m3) 

0.46, 0.55

3,430 N

69.0 Mpa

9.79 GPa

37.1 MPa

Radial: 5.0%

Tangential: 8.4%

Volumetric: 14.1%

T/R Ratio: 1.7

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