West Indian Satinwood

Wood species West Indian Satinwood

English name West Indian Satinwood

Alternative name Noyer, Yellow Sanders, Tembetaria, Yellow Sandalwood

Botanical name Zanthoxylum flavum

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 9 - 12 m

Trunk / Diameter 0,3 - 0,46 m

Location Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica

More information Wikipedia

Specific gravity 0.73

Specific gravity (12% MC)

Janka Hardness 8100 lbf

Modulus of rupture MPa

Elastic Modulus GPa

Crushing Strength MPa

Shrinkage Radial ~6%
Tangential ~9%
Volumetric ~15%
T/R Ratio ~1,5

m³/BDU 1,49

m³/BDMT 1,37

Ton/BDU 1,81

Tonne/BDU 1,64

Tonne/BDMT 1,51