Yellow birch
Wood species
Yellow birch
English name
Yellow birch
Alternative name
Botanical name
Betula alleghaniensis
Type
Hardwood
Tree size / Height
20 - 30 m
Trunk / Diameter
0,6 - 1,0 m
Location
North America
Specific gravity
0.55
Specific gravity (12% MC)
0,74
Janka Hardness
5610 lbf
Modulus of rupture
114,5 MPa
Elastic Modulus
13,86 GPa
Crushing Strength
56,3 MPa
Shrinkage
Radial 7,3%
Tangential 9,5%
Volumetric 16,8%
T/R Ratio 1,3
m³/BDU
1,98
m³/BDMT
1,82
Ton/BDU
2,38
Tonne/BDU
2,16
Tonne/BDMT
1,98