American Cedar

Category Type Material
Wood Wood Class II (15-25 years)

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Data Table for: Wood: Wood Class II (15-25 years): American Cedar

Mechanical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Young's modulus 2500 - 8800 MPa
Tensile strength 31 - 89.5 MPa
Compressive strength 31.3 - 40 MPa
Bending strength 36 - 74.5 MPa

Physical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Density 0 - 460 kg/m3

Environmental Data

Quantity Value Unit
Eco indicator 95 1.59 mPt
EPS 129 mELU
Ex (in) / Ex (out) 1.96322336398053 MJ/MJ
GER 39 MJ
Raw materials input 2.9708283892152 kg
Solid 0.10119838540633 kg
Eco indicator 99 0.632 Pt
Environmental remarks American cedar is domently imported from Guatamala and Honduras where it is extracted from the tropical rain forest. Deforestation of tropical wood causes serious local environmental problems and is possibly related to the climate change in the world. The transport to the Netherlands requires 2 * 250km by trailers (from factory to forest and back) and 8891km by ship. The processing to beams is done in Guatamala and Honduras.
Author: Idemat 1998

General

     
Remarks Origin: Guatamala, Honduras. Colour and texture: ochre-yellow to light red-brown, darkens to deep red-brown. Smell: aromatic. Workability: good and easy to machine; easy to glue; good surface treatment possible (polish, stain, lacquer); not easy to preserve/impregnate. Lower Heating Value 18.30 MJ
Sample

Sample: Wood Class II (15-25 years)

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