Species: Teak Burma
Botanical name: Tectona Grandis L.F.
International names:English: Teak - French: Teck - German: Teakbaum
Geographic origin: Asia
Texture: Mediumly fine
Fibre: Straight
Mass volume: at 12% humidity: 580 - 750 Kg/m3
Shrinkage: Average
Nervosity: 0,21
Dimensional stability: High
Suitability for use in bathrooms and on heated screed: Excellent
Brinell hardness test: Average
Durability (resistance to fungi and insects): Excellent
Oxidisation: Average
Varnishing: presence of oleoresins. The fresh wood has a smell of old leather. Colouring can range from brown to green and red, but it tends towards a medium brown colour with oxidation.