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Okume

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Aucoumea klaineana

Africa

100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall,

3-6 ft (1-1.8 m) trunk diameter

Joinery - Interior

Furniture

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Technical Information

Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
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Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage: 

 

430 (kg/m3) 

0.35, 0.43

1,790 N

75.0 MPa

8.47 GPa

36.2 MPa

Radial: 4.6% 

Tangential: 7.1%

Volumetric: 12.2%

T/R Ratio: 1.5

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