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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

Further information

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Wikipedia
Cites
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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

American Mahogany

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