HARDWOOD
EUROPE:
OAK |
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| NAMES: |
Oak Tree |
| BOTANICAL NAME: |
Quercus
robur L., Quercus petraea Liebl. |
| ORIGIN AND SPREAD: |
Europe till
Asia Minor; both oak kinds not existing in Central and Northern
Scandinavia, both kinds mostly in hardwood mixed forests. |
| MACROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTIC
FEATURES: |
Sapwood yellowish-white;
heartwood light-brown to yellowish brown, when fresh it could
be slightly red, boarder of annual rings, spring-wood pores and
wood rays clearly visible; wood rays strikes as a big mirror |
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IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES:
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Dry density (grams/cbm) 0,39 – 0,65 – 0,93
Volume shrinking tolerance (in %) 12 – 15
Pressure strength (Newton/qm) 50 – 61 – 90
Bending strength (Newton/qm) 74 – 80 – 105
Tensile strength (Newton/qm) 50 – 90 – 180
E-Modul 10 000 – 12 000 – 13 500
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PROCESS
AND USE:
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Mechanical treatment is highly
depending on the width of the annual rings; thin wood is to
drill before putting nails and screws; kiln drying moderate;
danger of discolouring, tends to tear and warp; when varnishing
pores needs to be filled;
Heartwood have a high durability when
in water; mostly used as face veneer in the furniture industry;
construction wood for hydraulic engineering and shipbuilding;
special wood for sleepers and barrels; parquet floors, furniture.
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| SPECIFIC
CHARACTERISTICS: |
Anatomic differences between the two kinds hardly
to distinguish, 3 – 13% of tannin in the core.
Approx. 250 Quercus kinds in Europe are known
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