Lumber Maple 40 mm
The sugar maple is America's most popular tree and is known for its syrup, or syrop as the French explorer called it. In late winter, the trees are bored so that the sap runs out. A medium-strength tree yields about 50 litres of sap per year, from which 1 kg of sugar is extracted by thickening. Sugar production is no longer as important today as it was at the turn of the century, but it is still economically important.
Trade names and other names
Abbreviation DIN EN 13556: ACSC
Botanical name: Acer saccharum
German: amerikanischer Ahorn, kanadischer Ahorn, Hard Maple, Bird's Eye Maple
English: rock maple, hard maple, bird's eye maple, blister maple, curly maple, canadian maple
French: érable d'amérique, érable mouscheté, érable piqulé
Italian: acero de zucchero, acero americano
Spanish: arce con ampollas, arce de azúcar, arce duro, arce moteado, maple duro
Portuguese: bordo-açucareiro
Dutch: n.a.
Technical wood properties
Weight fresh/green: 830 - 1040 kg/m³
Density air dry (12-15% u): 570 - 700 kg/m³
Tensile strength: n.a.
Compressive strength: 51 - 56 N/mm²
Bending strength: 100 - 110 N/mm²
Shear strength: 14 - 16 N/mm²
Hardness according to Brinell BII: n.a.
Hardness according to Brinell B⊥: n.a.
Differential shrinkage (radial): 0.10 - 0.20%
Differential shrinkage (tangential): 0.22 - 0.30%
Natural durability (DIN-EN 350-2): 5, not durable
Values of the technical properties of a wood species refer to a wood moisture content of u ≅12% to 15%. Data without guarantee.
Occurrence
Sugar maple is the most important maple species in North America and grows there in the eastern part, from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico, but is absent in Florida.
Trunk and bark
The sugar maple tree reaches a height of 30 to 40 m and a diameter of up to approx. 1 m. It only occurs in association with other hardwoods. The bark of the sugar maple is light-coloured and thin.
Characteristics and wood colour
The structure is short and straight grained, the texture very fine, dense and even. The sapwood and heartwood are slightly different in the sugar maple. The sapwood is light-coloured, almost white, while the heartwood is light reddish to reddish brown.
Replacement woods
European maple or sycamore, soft maple, birch, hornbeam, boxwood
Literature
- Wood Atlas | 6th edition in 2006 | Rudi Wagenführ
- Wood science volume 1-3 | 1982 | Hans Heinrich Bosshard
- Properties and core sizes of wood species | 1989 | Jürgen Sell / Lignum Switzerland
Category | Lumber |
Product group | Edged lumber |
Thicknesses | 40 mm |
Weight kg/m3 | 680.000 |
Specie | Hard Maple |
Botanical name | Acer saccharum |
Wood type | Hardwood |
Main occurrence | North America |
Wood origin | Canada | USA |
Manufacturing/origin | Canada | USA |
Certification | not certified |
Colour | white |
Hue | clear |
Use | furniture | interior | Carving and turnery work |
Surface structure | rough-cut |
Humidity | 10% ± 2% |
Customs tariff number | 44079310 |
Packaging | loosely |
Items on stock | yes |
Date of delivery | approx. 3 - 6 working days |
Postal shipping | nein |