Timeline for What is the hardest wood possible, and where would this be a practical material?
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| Feb 27, 2017 at 23:44 | comment | added | user26527 | There is Ipe ("Brazilian Walnut" although not a true walnut) with Modulus of Ruputre 177 MPa, and Crushing Strength 93.8 MPa. | |
| Feb 27, 2017 at 21:37 | comment | added | Baard Kopperud | Would like to add two things here: 1) It may be possible use something like a hydraulic press to compress the would before hand, thus making it stronger. 2) It may be possible to make the wood stronger by monitoring/influencing it's growth. Eg. it would grow slower in cold weather - thus tighter year-rings and more compact wood. Also things like removing twigs and branches may effect it - this was previously done for example on trees intended to be used for window-frames. | |
| S Feb 27, 2017 at 15:21 | history | suggested | Laurel | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 27, 2017 at 3:01 | history | edited | AngelPray | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 27, 2017 at 2:50 | history | answered | John | CC BY-SA 3.0 |