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HARDWOOD
EUROPE:
BEECH |
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| NAMES: |
Beech |
| BOTANICAL NAME: |
Fagus
silvatica L. |
| ORIGIN AND SPREAD: |
Western-,
Central- and Southern Europe; Northern Spain, Southeast England,
South Sweden, Western Poland |
| MACROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTIC
FEATURES: |
Yellow
reddish to reddish brown, false heartwood red to reddish brown,
plain texture; annual rings and wood rays clearly visible |
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IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES:
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Dry density (grams/cbm) 0,49
– 0,68 – 0,88
Volume shrinking tolerance (in %) 14 – 21
Pressure strength (Newton/qm) 41 – 62 - 99
Bending strength (Newton/qm) 74 – 123 – 210
Tensile strength (Newton/qm) 57 – 135 – 180
E-Module 10
000 – 16 000 – 18 000
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PROCESS
AND USE:
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Good to treat mechanically Tends
to tear and warp; good to stain and varnish; red heart cannot
be impregnated
Veneer wood mostly used as logs
for peeling for plywood, sandwich panels, densified wood, decorative
wood for furniture, panelling and parquet; particle- and fibreboard
industry, good bending wood.
Low natural durability
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| SPECIFIC
CHARACTERISTICS: |
Approximately
13 Fagus kinds are known
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