Teak Wood (Tectona Grandis) By Facus Trading Gmbh

Product Details
Common Name(s):Teak, Burmese Teak
Scientific Name:Tectona grandis
Distribution:Throughout tropical regions of Africa
Tree Size:100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight:41 lbs/ft3 (655 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):.55, .66
Janka Hardness:1,070 lbf (4,740 N)
Modulus of Rupture:14,080 lbf/in2 (97.1 MPa)
Elastic Modulus:1,781,000 lbf/in2 (12.28 GPa)
Crushing Strength:7,940 lbf/in2 (54.8 MPa)
Shrinkage:Radial: 2.6%, Tangential: 5.3%, Volumetric: 7.2%, T/R Ratio: 2.0

Shipping Details
Available in Logs/Swan Boules/Lumber/Customised Form
Loading Port; Douala/Mombassa
Avg Lengh : - Around 12 Meter Max. (if loading is in containers)
One Container we can load around 19 to 22CBM.
Teak Wood Details(Know Your Wood)
Color/Appearance: Heartwood tends to be a golden or medium brown, with color darkening with age.

Workability: Easy to work in nearly all regards, with the only caveat being that Teak contains a high level of silica (up to 1.4%) which has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges. Despite its natural oils, Teak usually glues and finishes well, though in some instances it may be necessary to wipe the surface of the wood with a solvent prior to gluing/finishing to reduce the natural oils on the surface of the wood.

Grain/Texture: Grain is straight, though it can occasionally be wavy or interlocked. Coarse, uneven texture and moderate to low natural luster. Raw, unfinished wood surfaces have a slightly oily or greasy feel due to natural oils.

Endgrain: Ring-porous or semi-ring-porous; large, solitary earlywood pores, medium-small latewood pores solitary and in radial multiples of 2-3; tyloses and other mineral deposits common; growth rings distinct due to uniseriate row of earlywood pores; rays visible without lens; parenchyma banded (marginal), with bands sometimes wide enough to enclose entire earlywood pores, paratracheal parenchyma vasicentric.

Rot Resistance: Teak is gold standard for decay resistance, and its heartwood is rated as very durable. Teak is also resistant to termites, though it is only moderately resistant to marine borers and powder post beetles.

Common Uses: Ship and boatbuilding, veneer, furniture, exterior construction, carving, turnings, and other small wood objects.

Comments: Sometimes called Burmese Teak, this name is used to differentiate natural-grown trees (typically from Myanmar, aka Burma) from Teak grown on plantations. Used extensively in India and within its natural range for centuries, Teak has grown into a worldwide favorite. With its superb stability, good strength properties, easy workabilitya and most of all, its outstanding resistance to decay and rota ita s no wonder that Teak ranks among the most desired lumbers in the world.