Teak
Tectona Grandis
Also known as Burmese Teak usually has a straight grain. Freshly cut wood can be very variable in colour, but prolonged exposure to light modifies the more extreme variations. Heartwood golden brown, often with dark markings. Sapwood pale yellow and easily distinguished. The wood contains an oleo-resin, which gives it a greasy feel and a distinctive odour.
Origin
Asia Pacific
Density
670
Technical Data
- Density
- 670
- Modulus of Rupture Mpa Dry
- 106
- Radial Shrinkage
- 1.5%
- Hardness (janka) (kN)
- 4.0
- Finish
- Excellent
- Durability
- Durable
- Machining
- Good
- Split Resistance Screwing
- Good
- Split Resistance Nailing
- Good
- Gluing
- Fair
- Growing Region
- Asia Pacific
- Specific Gravity
- 0.67
- Modulus of Elasticity Gpa Dry
- 10
- Tangential Shrinkage
- 2.5%
- Stability
- Excellent
- Susceptible to Lyctus Borer
- No
- Availability
- Available
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