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European Ash

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distribution
  • Europe and southwestern Asia
alternative naming
  • other common name: Common Ash
  • scientific name: Fraxinus excelsior
  • Deutsch: Esche

Physical Properties

Name Value Method and conditions
density 680 kg/m³ at 12% moisture content
dimension (tall) 20 – 35 m
dimension (trunk diameter) 1 – 2 m
radial shrinkage 5.7 %
specific gravity 0.49 basic
0.68 12 % moisture content
T/R Ratio (shrinkage) 1.7
tangential shrinkage 9.6 %
volumetric shrinkage 15.3 %
Mechanical properties
 
compressive strength 51 MPa
flexural modulus of elasticity 12.31 GPa
flexural strength 103.6 MPa
Janka hardness 6580 N

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Last update: 05.12.2025
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