Wood species
Water oak
English name
Water oak
Alternative name
Botanical name
Quercus nigra
Type
Hardwood
Tree size / Height
15 - 24 m
Trunk / Diameter
0,6 - 1 m
Location
United States
Specific gravity
0.57
Specific gravity (12% MC)
0,75
Janka Hardness
5290 lbf
Modulus of rupture
106,2 MPa
Elastic Modulus
13,90 GPa
Crushing Strength
46,7 MPa
Shrinkage
Radial 4,4%
Tangential 9,8%
Volumetric 16,1%
T/R Ratio 2,2
m³/BDU
1,91
m³/BDMT
1,75
Ton/BDU
2,63
Tonne/BDU
2,39
Tonne/BDMT
2,19