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Sapele
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Entandrophragma cylindricum
Africa
100-150 ft (30-45 m) tall,
3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Joinery - Exterior
Joinery - Interior
Furniture
Flooring
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
670 (kg/m3)
0.50, 0.67
6,280 N
109.9 MPa
12.04 GPa
60.4 MPa
Radial: 4.8%,
Tangential: 7.2%,
Volumetric: 12.8%,
T/R Ratio: 1.5
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