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Basswood

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Tilia americana

North America

65-120 ft (20-37 m) tall,

3-4 ft (1-1.2 m) trunk diameter

Furniture

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Technical Information

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

 

415 (kg/m3) 

0.32, 0.42

1,824 N

60.0 MPa

10.07 GPa

32.6 MPa

Radial: 6.6%

Tangential: 9.3%

Volumetric: 15.8%

T/R Ratio: 1.4

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