Sweet birch

Wood species Sweet birch

English name Sweet birch

Alternative name Black birch, Cherry birch, Mahogany birch, Spice birch

Botanical name Betula lenta

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 20 - 30 m

Trunk / Diameter 0,6 - 1,0 m

Location North America

More information Wikipedia

Specific gravity 0.60

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,80

Janka Hardness 6540 lbf

Modulus of rupture 116,6 MPa

Elastic Modulus 14,97 GPa

Crushing Strength 58,9 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 6,5%
Tangential 9,0%
Volumetric 15,6%
T/R Ratio 1,4

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