Species: Castagno
Botanical name: Castanea Sativa Mill.
International names: English: sweet chestnut - French: chataignier - German: edelkastanie
Geographic origin: Europe
Texture: Coarse
Fibre: Straight, sometimes curved
Mass volume: at 12% humidity: 520-870 kg/m3
Shrinkage: Average - high/li>
Nervosity: 0,26
Dimensional stability: Average-High
Suitability for use in bathrooms and on heated screed: Average
Brinell hardness test: Average - high
Durability (resistance to fungi and insects): Heartwood good. Sapwood poor
Oxidisation: Average - Low
Varnishing:Good results, requires a large amount of undercoat
Other aspects: Possible presence of tannins.