Teak

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Common Uses

• Ship and boat building, veneer, furniture, exterior construction, carving, turnings, and other small wood objects.

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Technical Specifications

• Common Name(s): Teak, Burmese Teak

• Scientific Name: Tectona grandis

• Distribution: Native to southern Asia;

• Widely grown on plantations throughout tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

• Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter

• Average Dried Weight: 41 lbs/ft3 (655 kg/m3)

• Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .55, .66

• Janka Hardness: 1,070 lbf (4,740 N)

• Modulus of Rupture: 14,080 lbf/in2 (97.1 MPa)

• Elastic Modulus: 1,781,000 lbf/in2 (12.28 GPa)

• Crushing Strength: 7,940 lbf/in2 (54.8 MPa)

• Shrinkage: Radial: 2.6%, Tangential: 5.3%, Volumetric: 7.2%, T/R Ratio: 2.0

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*Source: The Wood Database; https://www.wood-database.com/