Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 5 Fundamental properties of oil palm wood
Properties | Density of oil palm wood | |
|---|---|---|
LD | MD | |
Swelling (%) | ||
Tangential direction | 3.8 ± 0.9 (n = 10) | 7.6 ± 3.5 (n = 10) |
Radial direction | 3.9 ± 1.3 (n = 10) | 8.4 ± 3.6 (n = 10) |
Longitudinal direction | 1.4 ± 0.5 (n = 10) | 1.4 ± 0.6 (n = 10) |
Shear strength parallel to grain (MPa) | 1.6 ± 0.6 (n = 30) | 2.0 ± 0.9 (n = 30) |
Compressive strength parallel to grain (MPa) | 4.8 ± 2.7 (n = 30) | 12.1 ± 3.6 (n = 30) |