Species: Rovere Europeo / Sessile Oak
Botanical name: Quercus Petraea (Matt) Liebl.
International names: English: Sessile Oak - French: Chêne sessile - German: Traubeneiche
Geographic origin: Europe
Texture: Coarse
Fibre: Straight, sometimes curved
Mass volume: at 12% humidity: 550 - 970 Kg/m3
Shrinkage: Average - high
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:Can become stained from contact with metal tools. Radial cutting may show fine core splits which are not considered as defects. Possible presence of tannins.