American Chestnut
Common Name(s): American Chestnut
Scientific Name: Castanea dentata
Distribution: Eastern United States
Tree Size: 100-120 ft (30-37 m) tall, 5-7 ft (1.5-2.0 m) trunk diameter*
*Because of the chestnut blight of the early 1900s, very few trees of this size currently exist
Average Dried Weight: 30 lbs/ft3 (480 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .40, .48
Janka Hardness: 540 lbf (2,400 N)
Modulus of Rupture: 8,600 lbf/in2 (59.3 MPa)
Elastic Modulus: 1,230,000 lbf/in2 (8.48 GPa)
Crushing Strength: 5,320 lbf/in2 (36.7 MPa)
Shrinkage: Radial: 3.4%, Tangential: 6.7%, Volumetric: 11.6%, T/R Ratio: 2.0
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