Alaska paper birch

Wood species Alaska paper birch

English name Alaska paper birch

Alternative name Alaska birch, Resin birch

Botanical name Betula neoalaskana

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 15 - 20 m

Trunk / Diameter 0,3 - 0,6 m

Location Canada

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Specific gravity 0.53

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,66

Janka Hardness 3690 lbf

Modulus of rupture 93,8 MPa

Elastic Modulus 13,10 GPa

Crushing Strength 51,4 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 6,5%
Tangential 9,9%
Volumetric 16,7%
T/R Ratio 1,5

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