Burma Padauk Wood Logs

Color/Appearance: Heartwood color can vary, ranging from a pale golden yellow to a deeper reddish brown. Color tends to darken to a golden brown over time. Yellow sapwood is well demarcated from heartwood. Overall, Burma Padauk’s color tends to be less red and more subdued than African Padauk.

Grain/Texture: Grain is usually interlocked, with a coarse texture and fairly large and open pores.

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Description

Specification:

Common Name(s): Burma Padauk

Scientific Name: Pterocarpus macrocarpus

Distribution: Myanmar (formerly Burma), Cameroon and Thailand

Tree Size: 60-80 ft (18-24 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 54 lbs/ft3 (865 kg/m3)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .75, .87

Janka Hardness: 2,150 lbf (9,550 N)

Modulus of Rupture: 20,130 lbf/in2 (138.8 MPa)

Elastic Modulus: 2,050,000 lbf/in2 (14.14 GPa)

Crushing Strength: 9,030 lbf/in2 (62.3 MPa)

Shrinkage: Radial: 3.4%, Tangential: 5.8%, Volumetric: 8.4%, T/R Ratio: 1.7

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