Hevea / Rubber tree

Wood species Hevea / Rubber tree

English name Hevea / Rubber tree

Alternative name Pará rubber tree, Rubberwood, Sharinga tree

Botanical name Hevea brasiliensis

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 23 - 30 m

Trunk / Diameter 0,3 - 1 m

Location South America, Africa, Asia

More information Wikipedia

Specific gravity 0.57

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,59

Janka Hardness 4280 lbf

Modulus of rupture 71,9 MPa

Elastic Modulus 9,07 GPa

Crushing Strength 42,1 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 2,3%
Tangential 5,1%
Volumetric 7,5%
T/R Ratio 2,2

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