White oak

Wood species White oak

English name White oak

Alternative name American white oak

Botanical name Quercus alba

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 20 - 25 m

Trunk / Diameter 1 - 1,2 m

Location North America

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Specific gravity 0.60

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,81

Janka Hardness 6000 lbf

Modulus of rupture 104,8 MPa

Elastic Modulus 12,30 GPa

Crushing Strength 51,3 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 5,6%
Tangential 10,5%
Volumetric 16,3%
T/R Ratio 1,9

m³/BDU 1,70

m³/BDMT 1,56

Ton/BDU 2,22

Tonne/BDU 2,02

Tonne/BDMT 1,85