Wood Species: Specifications
Acacia
Other Names:
Acacia Mollissima
Description:
- Hardness: 1,750 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 17,500 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,080 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 540 Tangential
- Tangential Shrinkage: 0.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 0.0 %
Amendoim/Ybarro
Other Names:
Pterogyne nitens
Description:
- Hardness: 1,658 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 16,900 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,030 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 800
- Tangential Shrinkage: 6.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 3.4 %
Andiroba
Other Names:
Carapa guianensis
Description:
- Hardness: 1,220 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 15,620 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,850 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 656
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 3.1 %
Angelim Pedra
Other Names:
Hymenolobium excelsum
Description:
- Hardness: 1,720 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 17,600 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,050 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 464
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.1 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.4
Ash
Other Names:
Fraxinus americana
Description:
- Hardness: 1,200 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 15,000 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,660 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 769
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.8 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.9 %
Australian Cypress
Other Names:
Taxodium distichium
Description:
- Hardness: 1,375 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 11,400 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,300 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 464
- Tangential Shrinkage: 2.8 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 2.1 %
Bacana Cayenne
Other Names:
Copaifera spp
Description:
- Hardness: 1,420 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 21,200 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,650 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 550
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.2 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.4 %
Bacana Chestnut
Other Names:
Copaifera spp
Description:
- Hardness: 1,740 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 21,200 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,650 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 550
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.2 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.4 %
Bacana Honey
Other Names:
Copaifera spp
Description:
- Hardness: 1,420 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 21,200 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,650 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 550
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.2 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.4 %
Bamboo
Other Names:
Bambusae spp.
Description:
- Hardness: 1,380 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 24,700 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,220 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 400
- Tangential Shrinkage: 0.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 0.0 %
Beech
Other Names:
Fagus grandifolia
Description:
- Hardness: 1,300 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 14,940 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,730 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 721
- Tangential Shrinkage: 11.9 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 5.5 %
Birch
Other Names:
Betula alleghaniensis
Description:
- Hardness: 1,260 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 16,500 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,020 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 720
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 6.5 %
Bloodwood
Other Names:
Brosimum paraense
Description:
- Hardness: 2,900 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 21,597 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,890 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 864
- Tangential Shrinkage: 8.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.0 %
Bolivian Walnut
Other Names:
Terminalia spp., Tanimbuca, Fukadi
Description:
- Hardness: 1,223 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 22,380 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,560 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 464
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.2 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 5.9 %
Brazilian Cherry
Other Names:
Hymenaea coubarilil
Description:
- Hardness: 2,350 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 19,400 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,160 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 800
- Tangential Shrinkage: 6.2 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.8 %
Brazilian Maple
Other Names:
Balfourodendron riedelianum
Description:
- Hardness: 1,987 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 19,870 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,022 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 800
- Tangential Shrinkage: 8.8 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.6 %
Brazilian Oak
Other Names:
Couratari oblongifolia
Description:
- Hardness: 1,500 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 13,520 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,800 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 640
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.3 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.1 %
Brazilian Olive /Taxi
Other Names:
Tachigali myrmecophila
Description:
- Hardness: 1,600 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 18,800 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,880 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 570
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.5 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 5.2 %
Brazilian Redwood
Other Names:
Manilkara bidentata
Description:
- Hardness: 3,190 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 29,200 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 3,450 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 977
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.4 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 6.3 %
Brazilian Rosewood
Other Names:
Dalbergia nigra, Babia Rosewood, South American Rosewood, Urauna
Description:
- Hardness: 2,440 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 19,000 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,880 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 897
- Tangential Shrinkage: 4.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 2.9 %
Burma Walnut
Other Names:
Acacia Mollissima, Acacia, Black Wattle, Burma Walnut
Description:
- Hardness: 1,750 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 17,500 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,080 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 736
- Tangential Shrinkage: 0.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 0.0 %
Cherry
Other Names:
Prunus serotina
Description:
- Hardness: 950 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 12,330 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,490 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 544
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.1 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 3.7 %
Cumaru
Other Names:
Dipterix odorata
Description:
- Hardness: 3,540 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 22,400 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 3,030 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 1,041
- Tangential Shrinkage: 8.4 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 5.4 %
Cypress
Other Names:
Taxodium distichum, Bald cypress, Pond Cypress, Buck Cypress, Gulf Cypress
Description:
- Hardness: 1,375 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 10,500 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,335 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 464
- Tangential Shrinkage: 6.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.0 %
Douglas Fir
Other Names:
Pseudotsuga menziesii, Blue Douglas-fir, British Columbia pine, British Colubian pine, Coast Douglas-fir, Colorado Douglas-fir, Colorado Pino real, Colorado real, Columbian Pine, Douglas spruce, Inland Douglas-fir, Interior Douglas-fir, Oregon Douglas-fir, Oregon pine, Puget Sound pine, Red fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, Yellow fir
Description:
- Hardness: 660 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 12,600 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,830 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 530
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.8 %
Eucalyptus
Other Names:
Eucalyptus grandis, Flooded Gum, Rose Gum, Scrub Gum, Grandis gum, Saligna gum, Sydney blue gum, Kalitunsi
Description:
- Hardness: 1,125 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 16,200 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,880 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 624
- Tangential Shrinkage: 6.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.6 %
European Beech
Other Names:
Fagus sulvatica, Carpathian beech, Common beech, Danish beech, English beech, European beech, Fayard, French beech, Japanese beech, Rod bok, Romanian beech, Rumanian beech, Slavonian beech, Varlig bok, Yugoslavian beech
Description:
- Hardness: 1,350 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 15,700 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,450 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 721
- Tangential Shrinkage: 11.8 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 5.8 %
Garapa
Other Names:
Apuleia leiocarpa
Description:
- Hardness: 1,658 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 20,043 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,351 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 830
- Tangential Shrinkage: 10.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 6.5 %
Greenheart
Other Names:
Ocotea rodiaei
Description:
- Hardness: 2,360 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 26,200 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 3,040 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 1,009
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 8.8 %
Guajara / Moabi
Other Names:
Baillonella toxisperma
Description:
- Hardness: 2,100 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 25,300 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,200 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 820
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.5 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 5.9%
Hevea
Other Names:
Heavea brasiliensis, Rubberwood, Árbol de caucho, Sibi-sibi, Mapalapa, Seringa, Seringuera, Capi, Jéve, Shiringa
Description:
- Hardness: 995 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 9,500 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,300 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 592
- Tangential Shrinkage: 5.1 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 2.3 %
Hickory
Other Names:
Carya spp, Bitter pecan, Hickory, Pecan hickory, Sweet pecan, Nutmeg Hickory, Bitternut, Bitternut hickory, Swamp hickory, Water hickory, Wild pecan, Bitter pecan Nogal morado, Nuez encarcelada
Description:
- Hardness: 1,820 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 13,700 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,730 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 620
- Tangential Shrinkage: 8.9 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.9 %
Indian Rosewood
Other Names:
Dalbergia latifolia, Bombay blackwood, Bombay rosewood, East Indian rosewood, Indian Palisandre, Vitti, Yerugudu
Description:
- Hardness: 3,170 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 16,920 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,780 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 850
- Tangential Shrinkage: 5.8 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 2.7 %
Ipe
Other Names:
Tabebuia spp, Brazilian Ebony, Brazilian Walnut, Ironwood, Irontree, Tajibo, Guayacan, Lapacho, Arcwood
Description:
- Hardness: 3,680 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 25,400 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 3,140 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 945
- Tangential Shrinkage: 8.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 6.6 %
Kurupayra / Angico
Other Names:
Anadenanthera marocarpa
Description:
- Hardness: 3,840 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 29,290 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,600 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 1,050
- Tangential Shrinkage: 4.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 7.6 %
Lapacho Ipe
Other Names:
Tabebuia spp
Description:
- Hardness: 3,684 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 25,360 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 3,140 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 945
- Tangential Shrinkage: 8.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 6.6
Maple
Other Names:
Acer spp, Ahorn, Erable, European maple, Field maple, Bird’s Eye maple, Black maple, Canadian maple, Curly maple, Fiddleback maple, Hard maple, Rock maple, Sugar maple, White maple, Bigleaf maple, Broadleaf maple, Oregon maple, Pacific Coast maple, Western maple, Silver maple, Soft maple, White maple, Ashleaf maple, Boxelder, Manitoba maple
Description:
- Hardness: 1,450 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 10,700 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,450 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 755
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.9 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.8 %
Massaranduba
Other Names:
Manilkara bidentata
Description:
- Hardness: 3,190 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 29,200 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 3,520 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 977
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.4 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 6.3 %
Merbau
Other Names:
Intsia biuga / Instia palembanica spp, Ipil, Kwila, Lumpha, Lumpho, tat-talun, Vesi
Description:
- Hardness: 1,712 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 21,300 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,610 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 800
- Tangential Shrinkage: 6.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 2.6 %
Morado
Other Names:
Machaerium scleroxylon, Caviuna, Pau-ferro, Jacarandá-violeta
Description:
- Hardness: 1,780 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 17,700 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,351 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 880
- Tangential Shrinkage: 6.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 2.6 %
Nyatoh
Other Names:
Palaquium spp, Bauvudi, Nato, Njatuh, Jangkar
Description:
- Hardness: 1,195 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 14,445 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,965 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 540
- Tangential Shrinkage: 4.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 3.0 %
Okan
Other Names:
Cylicodiscus Gabunensis, Denya, Edum, Adoum, Bokoka, Bouémon
Description:
- Hardness: 2,780 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 20,300 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,330 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 945
- Tangential Shrinkage: 8.8 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 6.0 %
Para Rosewood
Other Names:
Platymiscium spp
Description:
- Hardness: 2,406 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 27,600 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 3,200 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 1,009
- Tangential Shrinkage: 3.5 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 2.7 %
Patagonian Rosewood
Other Names:
Anadenanthera colubrina
Description:
- Hardness: 3,840 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 29,290 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,595 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 993
- Tangential Shrinkage: 4.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 7.6 %
Pecan
Other Names:
Carya spp, Bitter pecan, Hickory, Pecan hickory, Sweet pecan, Nutmeg Hickory, Bitternut, Bitternut hickory, Swamp hickory, Water hickory, Wild pecan, Bitter pecan Nogal morado, Nuez encarcelada
Description:
- Hardness: 1,820 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 13,700 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,730 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 620
- Tangential Shrinkage: 8.9 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.9 %
Purpleheart
Other Names:
Peltogyne spp, Amaranth, Daba, Dachitan, Purplewood, Violet Wood
Description:
- Hardness: 1,860 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 19,220 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,420 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 913
- Tangential Shrinkage: 6.1 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 3.2 %
Red Cumaru
Other Names:
Dipterix odorata
Description:
- Hardness: 3,540 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 2,400 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 3,030 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 1,041
- Tangential Shrinkage: 8.4 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 5.4 %
Red Oak
Other Names:
Quercus spp, American red oak, Black oak, Canadian red oak, Gray oak, Northern red oak, Southern red oak, Scarlet oak, Spanish oak
Description:
- Hardness: 1,290 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 14,300 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,820 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 700
- Tangential Shrinkage: 8.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.0 %
Royal Mahogany
Other Names:
Carapa guianensis, Crabwood, Cedro Macho, Carapa, Andiroba
Description:
- Hardness: 1,220 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 15,620 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,850 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 650
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 3.1 %
Rubberwood
Other Names:
Hevea Brasiliensis, Hevea, Para Rubertree, Árbol de caucho, Sibi-sibi, Mapalapa, Seringa, Seringuera, Capi, Jéve, Shiringa
Description:
- Hardness: 95 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 9,500 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,300 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 592
- Tangential Shrinkage: 5.1 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 2.3 %
Santos Mahogany
Other Names:
Myroxylon balsamum, Balsamo, Cabreuva, Balsamito, Cabore, Caboriba, Bosnian Pine, Incensio, Quina, Tache
Description:
- Hardness: 2,200 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 25,400 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,060 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 900
- Tangential Shrinkage: 6.2 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 3.8 %
Sapele Mahogany
Other Names:
Entandrophragma cylindricum, Aboudikro, Penkwa, Muyovu, Sapelli, Sapele, Libuyu
Description:
- Hardness: 1,510 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 16,000 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,700 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 674
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.4 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.6 %
Sucupira
Other Names:
Bowdichia spp, Tiete Chestnut, Sapupira, Alcornoque, Hudoke
Description:
- Hardness: 3,540 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 25,100 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,600 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 993
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.8 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 6.0 %
Tarara
Other Names:
Centrolobium microchaete, Canary Wood
Description:
- Hardness: 3,200 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 18,600 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,130 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 700
- Tangential Shrinkage: 4.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 3.0 %
Tatajuba
Other Names:
Bagassa guianensis
Description:
- Hardness: 2,220 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 20,050 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,580 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 785
- Tangential Shrinkage: 6.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 5.2 %
Tauari
Other Names:
Couratari oblongifolia
Description:
- Hardness: 880 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 13,520 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,540 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 640
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.3 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.1 %
Tiete Chestnut
Other Names:
Bowdichia spp, Tiete Chestnut, Sapupira, Alcornoque, Hudoke
Description:
- Hardness: 3,540 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 25,100 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,600 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 993
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.8 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 6.0 %
Tiete Rosewood
Other Names:
Guibourtia chodatianal, Bolivian Rosewood, Sirari
Description:
- Hardness: 2,800 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 15,830 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,030 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 993
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.0 %
TigerWood
Other Names:
Astronium graveolens
Description:
- Hardness: 2,160 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 16,620 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,230 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 961
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.0 %
Timborana
Other Names:
Piptadenia suaveolens
Description:
- Hardness: 1,680 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 19,700 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,480 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 913
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.5 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 4.4 %
Walnut
Other Names:
Juglans spp
Description:
- Hardness: 1,010 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 14,650 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,680 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 433
- Tangential Shrinkage: 5.5 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 7.8 %
Western Red Cedar
Other Names:
Thuja plicata
Description:
- Hardness: 350 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 7,500 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,110 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 384
- Tangential Shrinkage: 5.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 2.4 %
White Oak
Other Names:
Quercus spp
Description:
- Hardness: 1,360 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 15,200 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 1,780 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 769
- Tangential Shrinkage: 5.6 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 10.5 %
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