Horse chestnut
Wood species
Horse chestnut
English name
Horse chestnut
Alternative name
Conker tree
Botanical name
Aesculus hippocastanum
Type
Hardwood
Tree size / Height
20 - 30 m
Trunk / Diameter
0,6 - 1,0 m
Location
Europe
Specific gravity
0.465
Specific gravity (12% MC)
0,50
Janka Hardness
3630 lbf
Modulus of rupture
67,5 MPa
Elastic Modulus
7,15 GPa
Crushing Strength
37,7 MPa
Shrinkage
Radial %
Tangential %
Volumetric %
T/R Ratio
m³/BDU
m³/BDMT
Ton/BDU
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Tonne/BDMT