Common walnut

Denominación científica:
Juglans regia L.
Procedencia geográfica:
Southeast Europe, west Asia, northwest India and Himalaya.
  • Sapwood: from yellowish to greyish colour.
  • Heartwood: from greyish colour to brown colour with black shades.
  • Fiber: straight, occasionally wavy.
  • Grain: medium size.
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Impregnabilidad
  • Sapwood: medium capacity of being impregnated.
  • Heartwood: low capacity to no capacity of being impregnated.
Propiedades mecánicas
  • Resistance to static flexion 970 kg/cm2.
  • Elasticity module 113,000 kg/cm2.
  • Resistance to compression 590 kg/cm2.
  • Resistance to parallel traction 970 kg/cm2.
Mecanización
  • Sawing process: no difficulties.
  • Drying process: considerably fast. Risk of collapse and cementation.
  • Planing process and other processes: no difficulties.
  • Gluing process: difficulties can arise from the use of alkaline glues.
  • Nailing and screwing process: easy.
  • Finish: easy.
Propiedades físicas
  • Apparent density at 12% humidity 650 kg/m3 semi-heavy wood.
  • Dimensional stability
  • - Volumetric contraction coefficient 0.34 % highly stable wood.
  • - Relation between contractions 1.45% no tendency to deformity.
  • Hardness (Chaláis-Meudon) 3.8 semi-hardwood .
Observaciones
  • Rellevant diferència de color entre la albura molt clara i el duramen fosc