Swietenia spp.
American Mahogany
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Mahogany | |
| Deutsch | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| English | American Mahogany | |
| Français | acajou d'Amérique | |
| Italiano | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Suomi | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Norsk | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Čeština | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Español | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Svenska | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Polski | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Український | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Român | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Русский | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Български | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| EESTI | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| 日本語 | (Echtes Mahagoni, True Mahogany) | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Central America; South America | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Meliaceae | |||
| Genus | Swietenia | |||
| Species | spp. | |||
| Scientific name | Swietenia spp. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2-3 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Physical properties
| Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit | 500.00 | % | ||
| Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit | 600.00 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 510.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 770.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Compressive strength, mean value | 50.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Tensile strength, mean | 0 | N/mm2 | ||
| Flexural strength, mean | 85.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 9500.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Appearances
Wood
SWMC , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere