Sweet birch
Wood species
Sweet birch
English name
Sweet birch
Alternative name
Black birch, Cherry birch, Mahogany birch, Spice birch
Botanical name
Betula lenta
Type
Hardwood
Tree size / Height
20 - 30 m
Trunk / Diameter
0,6 - 1,0 m
Location
North America
Specific gravity
0.60
Specific gravity (12% MC)
0,80
Janka Hardness
6540 lbf
Modulus of rupture
116,6 MPa
Elastic Modulus
14,97 GPa
Crushing Strength
58,9 MPa
Shrinkage
Radial 6,5%
Tangential 9,0%
Volumetric 15,6%
T/R Ratio 1,4
m³/BDU
m³/BDMT
Ton/BDU
Tonne/BDU
Tonne/BDMT