American Hard Maple
Acer Saccharum
The sapwood is creamy white with a slight reddish brown tinge and the heartwood varies from light to dark reddish brown. The amount of darker brown heartwood varies. Can contain pith fleck. The wood has a close, fine texture and is generally straight grained, but also occurs as "curly", "fiddleback", and "birds-eye". Also known as Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, Black Maple.
Origin
North America
Density
705
Technical Data
- Density
- 705
- Modulus of Rupture Mpa Dry
- 109
- Radial Shrinkage
- 3%
- Hardness (janka) (kN)
- 6.0
- Finish
- Excellent
- Durability
- Non Durable
- Machining
- Good
- Split Resistance Screwing
- Fair
- Split Resistance Nailing
- Fair
- Gluing
- Good
- Growing Region
- North America
- Specific Gravity
- 0.63
- Modulus of Elasticity Gpa Dry
- 13
- Tangential Shrinkage
- 6%
- Stability
- Good
- Susceptible to Lyctus Borer
- Yes
- Availability
- Widely
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