Flow deformation characteristics of African blackwood, Dalbergia melanoxylon

Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Extraction rate, moisture content (MC) and dimensional changes due to free compression (mean ± SD)

Specimens	Extraction rate %*	Moisture content %*	Dimensional change %
Specimens	Extraction rate %*	Moisture content %*	Cross-sectional area*	L-direction*	T-direction*
AD		8.24 ± 0.61^a	117.39 ± 7.90^c	− 0.52 ± 1.21^a	97.45 ± 10.00^c
WT	1.89 ± 0.44^a	8.88 ± 1.22^a	83.02 ± 3.38^b	3.54 ± 4.54^a	66.06 ± 24.24^b
EB	16.12 ± 1.23^b	8.69 ± 0.11^a	1.01 ± 1.20^a	− 0.51 ± 1.46^a	1.13 ± 0.63^a
OD			1.15 ± 0.86^a	0.61 ± 0.55^a	2.29 ± 0.85^a

^*Means with the same letter (a, b, c) are not significantly different (Tukey–Kramer test, p < 0.01) (n = 5)