Merbau

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

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

Mechanical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Young's modulus 12400 - 17900 MPa
Compressive strength 12 - 64 MPa
Bending strength 88 - 142 MPa

Physical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Thermal conductivity 0.17 - 0.17 W/m.K
Density 0 - 1050 kg/m3
Shrinkage 0.4 - 0.8 %

Environmental Data

Quantity Value Unit
Eco indicator 95 1.57 mPt
EPS 135 mELU
GER 32.7 MJ
Raw materials input 3.15295803712 kg
Solid 0.00348861271494 kg
Eco indicator 99 0.608 Pt
Environmental remarks Impact assessment for the production of rough sawn wooden beams. Merbau is extracted from the bush and nor cultured. This causes several serious local environmental problems and is supposed to be related to climate changes. Merbau is produced in South-East Asia. The transport to the Netherlands requires 15000km by ship and 250km by trailer. By lack of data about electricity generation in Asia, the electricity generation data of Europe was used.
Author: Idemat 1998

General

     
Remarks (Origin: Indonesia, New Guinea, South-East Asia) Brown to almost black, hard. Pre-drilling recommended, easy cleaving. Colouring soluble in water; leaves ugly staines. Not resistant against worms.
Sample

Sample: Wood Class II (15-25 years)

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