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Larch

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Larix occidentalis

North America

100-180 ft (30-55 m) tall,

3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter

Paper (pulpwood)

Particleboard

Glue-laminate beams

Construction lumber

Flooring

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Technical Information

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

 

575 (kg/m3) 

0.48, 0.58

3,690 N

89.7 Mpa

12.90 GPa

52.6 Mpa

Radial: 4.5%

Tangential: 9.1%

Volumetric: 14.0%

T/R Ratio: 2.0

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