Sassafras

Wood species Sassafras

English name Sassafras

Alternative name White Sassafras, Red Sassafras, Silky Sassafras

Botanical name Sassafras albidum

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 15 - 20 m

Trunk / Diameter 0,6 - 1,0 m

Location United States, North America

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Specific gravity 0.42

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,50

Janka Hardness 2800 lbf

Modulus of rupture 62,1 MPa

Elastic Modulus 7,72 GPa

Crushing Strength 45,5 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 4,0%
Tangential 6,2%
Volumetric 10,3%
T/R Ratio 1,6

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