Paper birch

Wood species Paper birch

English name Paper birch

Alternative name White birch, Canoe birch

Botanical name Betula papyrifera

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 20 - 30 m

Trunk / Diameter 0,6 - 1,0 m

Location North America

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Specific gravity 0.48

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,64

Janka Hardness 4050 lbf

Modulus of rupture 84,8 MPa

Elastic Modulus 10,97 GPa

Crushing Strength 39,2 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 6,3%
Tangential 8,6%
Volumetric 16,2%
T/R Ratio 1,4

m³/BDU 2,27

m³/BDMT 2,08

Ton/BDU 2,52

Tonne/BDU 2,29

Tonne/BDMT 2,10