If a species is not footnoted with a number (1-18), then the specific gravity for that species has not been verified by Wagner. In most cases, with unverified species, these species have the same botanical name as the verified version but just a different common name. Many species (botanical name) in the world have many different common names. The footnote descriptions are shown at the bottom of the page.*
Wood Species Types in Alphabetical Order
To obtain the most accurate moisture content measurements with your Wagner moisture meter, you must set the meter for the correct species settings value for the species you are going to measure. For our customers' convenience, we have calibrated our meter's species settings in terms of specific gravity.*
For those instances where you need to measure moisture in a wood species that is not shown in your User’s Manual, Wagner has compiled this extensive database of wood species with their associated specific gravity values.
The sources for our database include the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Products Laboratory.
The published specific gravity values are the average for each species. There can and will be some variability of the specific gravity (density) within any species of wood, but the average specific gravity value (again, from the most valid published sources) will provide the best settings for your Wagner moisture meter.
Common Name | Botanical Name | Specific Gravity | Verified |
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Ka | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Ka Ronko | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Ka Thang Han | Calophyllum inophyllum | 0.55 | |
Ka Thang Han | Calophyllum tomentosum | 0.59 | |
Ka Thang Lan | Calophyllum inophyllum | 0.55 | |
Ka Thang Lan | Calophyllum tomentosum | 0.59 | |
Kaapse Boekenhout | Rapanea melanophleos | 0.74 | |
Ka-Ar | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Kabaak Khok | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Kabaak Thong | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Kaban | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Kaban Kaunghmu | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Kaban Kaunghmu | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Kaban-Kaunghmu | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Ka-Bari | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Kaboing | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kabol | Xanthophyllum excelsum | 0.67 | |
Kachein | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Kadamb | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kadani | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kaddam | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kadiala | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kadir | Erythrophloeum densiflorum | 0.68 | |
Kadwar | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kaem | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kagu Pengiran | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Kaikumba | Mammea africana | 0.69 | |
Kaim | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kaitana | Zanthoxylum rhetsa | 0.56 | |
Pterocarpus angolensis | 0.59 | ||
Kajanna Manja | Mangifera indica | 0.53 | |
Pterocarpus angolensis | 0.59 | ||
Pterocarpus angolensis | 0.59 | ||
Kajoe Besi | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kajoewaballi | Catostemma fragrans | 0.66 | |
Kakan | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Kakaralli | Eschweilera sagotiana | 0.90 | |
Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | ||
Kakende | Pterygota bequaertii | 0.53 | |
Kakende | Pterygota macrocarpa | 0.54 | |
Kakeralli | Eschweilera sagotiana | 0.90 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Kaku | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Kalai | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Kalam | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kalamansanai | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Kalamatau | Erythrophloeum densiflorum | 0.68 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kalampe | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Shorea negrosensis | 0.59 | ||
Kalek | Syzygium buettnerianum | 0.73 | |
Kaleli | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kali | Aningeria altissima | 0.42 | |
Kali | Aningeria dombeyi | 0.39 | |
Kali | Aningeria robusta | 0.42 | |
Shorea negrosensis | 0.59 | ||
Kaliba | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Kalingag | Cinnamomum camphora | 0.38 | |
Kalkilingi | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Kallain | Cupressus torulosa | 0.47 | |
Kallam | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kalm | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kalumanog | Koordersiodendron pinnatum | 0.71 | |
Kalumpang Asok | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Kamagong | Diospyros ebenaster | 0.61 | 4 |
Kamagong | Diospyros inclusa | 0.70 | 14 |
Kamagong | Diospyros melanoxylon | 0.67 | |
Kamagong | Diospyros mindanaensis | 0.78 | 14 |
Kamagong | Diospyros pyrrhocarpa | 0.69 | 14 |
Kamashi | Staudtia stipitata | 0.79 | |
Kamassi | Gonioma kamassi | 0.85 | |
Kamassi Boxwood | Gonioma kamassi | 0.85 | |
Kamassie | Gonioma kamassi | 0.85 | |
Kamassihout | Gonioma kamassi | 0.85 | |
Kamatana | Catostemma fragrans | 0.66 | |
Kamatog | Erythrophloeum densiflorum | 0.68 | |
Kamba | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kambala | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
Kambala | Chlorophora regia | 0.59 | |
Kambli | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kamere | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kamieh | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kamiri | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kampas | Koompassia malaccensis | 0.76 | |
Kan Ki | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Kana Pila | Artocarpus hirsuta | 0.52 | |
Kanda | Beilschmiedia mannii | 0.62 | |
Kandalanga | Carapa molluccensis | 0.71 | |
Kaneelhout | Mezilaurus navalium | 0.79 | |
Kaneerjoe | Mezilaurus navalium | 0.79 | |
Kanela | Pygeum turnerianum | 0.44 | |
Kangei | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kangit | Mangifera indica | 0.53 | |
Kangkangum | Xanthophyllum excelsum | 0.67 | |
Kanit | Mangifera indica | 0.53 | |
Kaniwi | Aglaia gigantea | 0.54 | |
Kankate | Morus mesozygia | 0.71 | |
Kanoaballi | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Kanran | Diospyros ebenaster | 0.61 | 4 |
Kanran | Diospyros mindanaensis | 0.78 | 14 |
Kansayud | Aglaia gigantea | 0.54 | |
Kansiopi | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Kansulud | Aglaia gigantea | 0.54 | |
Kantingen | Koordersiodendron pinnatum | 0.71 | |
Kanu | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kanumog | Pygeum turnerianum | 0.44 | |
Kanzaw | Bassia latifolia | 0.82 | |
Kanze | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Kanze | Heritiera ornithocephala | 0.70 | |
Khaya nyassica | 0.44 | ||
Kapere | Cedrela huberi | 0.40 | 4 |
Kapere | Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | 4 |
Kapere | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Kapur | Dryobalanops lanceolata | 0.69 | |
Kapur | Dryobalanops spp. | 0.70 | 2 |
Kaputu | Brachystegia spiciformis | 0.70 | |
Karaal | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Karail | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Karakong | Balanocarpus heimii | 0.78 | |
Karamatsu | Larix leptolepis | 0.49 | |
Kara-Matsu | Larix leptolepis | 0.49 | |
Karamb | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kararo | Aningeria altissima | 0.42 | |
Kararo | Aningeria dombeyi | 0.39 | |
Kararo | Aningeria robusta | 0.42 | |
Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | ||
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Karhar | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Karikowa | Iryanthera spp. | 0.58 | |
Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | ||
Karimari | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Karmi | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Karogkog | Koordersiodendron pinnatum | 0.71 | |
Karri | Eucalyptus diversicolor | 0.79 | 10 |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Prioria copaifera | 0.42 | ||
Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | ||
Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | ||
Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Kasabang | Zanthoxylum rhetsa | 0.56 | |
Kasai | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Kasai | Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | 4 |
Kasai | Pometia tomentosa | 0.59 | |
Kasai Sibu | Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | 4 |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kashitka | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Kasrike | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Kat illippi | Bassia latifolia | 0.82 | |
Kat illupai | Bassia latifolia | 0.82 | |
Kat illupei | Dichopsis elliptica | 0.56 | |
Katangai | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Katmon | Dillenia luzoniensis | 0.65 | |
Katmon | Dillenia pentagyna | 0.55 | |
Katonde | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Katondeng | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Katong Matsin | Chisocheton pentandrus | 0.53 | |
Katpila | Artocarpus hirsuta | 0.52 | |
Kattadi | Casuarina equisetifolia | 0.87 | |
Katum Kao | Neonauclea calycinia | 0.79 | |
Kaudamu | Myristica buchneriana | 0.41 | |
Kaudamu | Myristica chartacea | 0.48 | |
Kaudamu | Myristica hypargyraea | 0.44 | |
Kaudamu | Myristica sp. | 0.54 | |
Kaula | Machilus odoratissima | 0.59 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kaunghmu | Anisoptera cochinchinensis | 0.52 | |
Kaunghmu | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Kaunghmu | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Kaunghmu | Anisoptera laevis | 0.44 | |
Kaunghmu | Anisoptera thurifera | 0.52 | |
Kauri | Agathis borneensis | 0.41 | |
Kauri | Agathis philippinensis | 0.33 | |
Kauri Agathis | Agathis borneensis | 0.41 | |
Kauri Pine | Agathis borneensis | 0.41 | |
Kauri Pine | Agathis philippinensis | 0.33 | |
Kauvula | Endospermum macrophyllum | 0.41 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Kawang | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Kawilia | Grevillea robusta | 0.54 | |
Kawiloe | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kawtanok | Mesua ferrea | 0.92 | |
Kaya Arang | Diospyros ebenaster | 0.61 | 4 |
Kaya Arang | Diospyros inclusa | 0.70 | 14 |
Kaya Arang | Diospyros melanoxylon | 0.67 | |
Kaya Arang | Diospyros mindanaensis | 0.78 | 14 |
Kaya Arang | Diospyros pyrrhocarpa | 0.69 | 14 |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kayaw | Excoecaria agallocha | 0.42 | |
Kaye Hujan | Tetramerista glabra | 0.73 | |
Kayetana | Zanthoxylum rhetsa | 0.56 | |
Kayu | Cinnamomum camphora | 0.38 | |
Kayu | Excoecaria agallocha | 0.42 | |
Kayu Batu | Koompassia malaccensis | 0.76 | |
Kayu Besi | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Kayu Malam | Diospyros ebenaster | 0.61 | 4 |
Kayu Malam | Diospyros inclusa | 0.70 | 14 |
Kayu Malam | Diospyros melanoxylon | 0.67 | |
Kayu Malam | Diospyros mindanaensis | 0.78 | 14 |
Kayu Malam | Diospyros pyrrhocarpa | 0.69 | 14 |
Kayu Raja | Koompassia excelsa | 0.75 | |
Kayu Rajah | Koompassia excelsa | 0.75 | |
Kayu Sala | Pinus merkusii | 0.59 | |
Kayu Sugi | Pinus merkusii | 0.59 | |
Kayutana | Zanthoxylum rhetsa | 0.56 | |
K'deng | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Keaki | Zelkova serrata | 0.60 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kebuk | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Kebuni | Morus mesozygia | 0.71 | |
Kechi Lebet | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Kedao | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Kedemoet | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Keega | Irvingia gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Kefe | Pterygota bequaertii | 0.53 | |
Kefe | Pterygota macrocarpa | 0.54 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Kehngid | Mangifera indica | 0.53 | |
Kei Pala | Dichopsis elliptica | 0.56 | |
Keim | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Pterocarpus angolensis | 0.59 | ||
Kekange | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Kekrefunde | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Keladan | Dryobalanops lanceolata | 0.69 | |
Kelat | Syzygium buettnerianum | 0.73 | |
Keledang | Artocarpus hirsuta | 0.52 | |
Kelel A Charm | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Kelela Charm | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Kelinting | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Quercus kelloggii | 0.53 | ||
Kelo | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Kembang | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Kembiri | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kemel | Melia azedarach | 0.51 | |
Kemeri | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kemili | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kemiling | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Keminting | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kemiri | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kempas | Koompassia malaccensis | 0.76 | |
Kempas Angin | Koompassia malaccensis | 0.76 | |
Kempas Rawang | Koompassia malaccensis | 0.76 | |
Kempu Gandagheri | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Kemunyau | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Kemwiri | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Ken | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Betula papyrifera | 0.55 | ||
Betula papyrifera | 0.55 | ||
Kenanga | Canangium odoratum | 0.28 | |
Diospyros ebenum | 0.94 | ||
Kentucky Coffeetree | Gymnocladus dioicus | 0.40 | |
Kentucky Mahogany | Gymnocladus dioicus | 0.40 | |
Kenyau | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Kepayang | Neonauclea calycinia | 0.79 | |
Keralm | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Kereh | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kermiri | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kers | Prunus avium | 0.58 | 13 |
Keruing | Dipterocarpus grandiflorus | 0.68 | |
Keruing | Dipterocarpus spp. | 0.76 | 2 |
Keruing Kuching | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Keruing Kucing | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Kesaramu | Mesua ferrea | 0.92 | |
Kesse | Morus mesozygia | 0.71 | |
Kete | Planchonella euphlebia | 0.89 | |
Ketimpun | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Keyaki | Zelkova serrata | 0.60 | |
Khacho | Millettia pendula | 0.87 | |
Khaen | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Khan Thong | Swintonia sp. | 0.62 | |
Kharpat | Garuga pinnata | 0.51 | |
Khasi Pine | Pinus insularis | 0.50 | |
Khaso | Pinus insularis | 0.50 | |
Khasya Pine | Pinus insularis | 0.50 | |
Khen | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Khen Hua | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Khengkhriwakbik | Grewia elastica | 0.63 | |
Khinam | Cedrela serrata | 0.52 | |
Khishing | Cedrela serrata | 0.52 | |
Ki Beureum | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Pterocarpus angolensis | 0.59 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kiantioutiou | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Pterocarpus angolensis | 0.59 | ||
Kibibi | Berlinia acuminata | 0.64 | |
Millettia laurentii | 0.81 | ||
Kideng | Diplodiscus paniculatus | 0.62 | |
Kigere | Musanga cecropioides | 0.23 | |
Kil | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Kil | Terminalia arjuna | 0.71 | |
Kil | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Kil | Terminalia procera | 0.54 | |
Shorea negrosensis | 0.59 | ||
Kilikowa | Virola surinamensis | 0.51 | |
Kilkova | Zelkova serrata | 0.60 | |
Killu Sisa | Vochysia ferruginea | 0.52 | |
Killu Sisa | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Kilu-Sisa | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Kimeyong | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Kimurumba | Chlorophora excelsa | 0.70 | |
King Tree | Mora excelsa | 0.89 | |
Carya lacinosa | 0.69 | ||
Kingue | Bombax brevicuspe | 0.35 | |
Kingwood | Dalbergia cearensis | 1.16 | 16 |
Kipapa | Afzelia quanzensis | 0.62 | |
Kipoleng | Heritiera javanica | 0.65 | |
Kipugupugu | Brachylaena hutchinsii | 0.85 | |
Kirikawa | Iryanthera spp. | 0.58 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kirsche | Prunus avium | 0.58 | 13 |
Kirundu | Antiaris toxicaria | 0.35 | |
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Kitola | Oxystigma oxyphyllum | 0.53 | |
Kiu | Campnosperma brevipetiolata | 0.33 | |
Kivili | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Kjanarie | Mezilaurus navalium | 0.79 | |
Kjarie | Mezilaurus navalium | 0.79 | |
K-Kuperb | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Klibbal | Alnus glutinosa | 0.41 | |
Knicker tree | Gymnocladus dioicus | 0.40 | |
Pinus contorta | 0.41 | ||
Pinus ponderosa | 0.40 | ||
Knysna | Gonioma kamassi | 0.85 | |
Knysna boxwood | Gonioma kamassi | 0.85 | |
Ko Ki | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Koa | Acacia koa | 0.63 | 13 |
Kobero | Manilkara bidentata | 0.95 | |
Kodanji | Polyalthia fragans | 0.46 | |
Kodanyi | Polyalthia fragans | 0.46 | |
Koe | Alnus nepalensis | 0.26 | |
Koeipjarie | Loxopterygium sagotii | 0.62 | |
Koemaroe | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Platymiscium pinnatum | 0.87 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Koes | Micropholis guianensis | 0.67 | |
Koesiri Balatarie | Micropholis guianensis | 0.67 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Kofo | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Kohi | Alnus nepalensis | 0.26 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Kokadaka | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Kokango | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Kokank | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Koki | Hopea iriana | 0.80 | |
Koki | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Koki Mosau | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Koki Thmar | Hopea odorata | 0.63 | |
Kokko | Albizia lebbeck | 0.54 | 3 |
Kokko | Albizia procera | 0.55 | |
Kokopaie | Erisma uncinatum | 0.51 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Liquidambar styraciflua | 0.52 | ||
Komatti | Excoecaria agallocha | 0.42 | |
Komba | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Komere | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kompas | Koompassia malaccensis | 0.76 | |
Tabebuia serratifolia | 0.99 | ||
Kondroti | Bombax brevicuspe | 0.35 | |
Kondroti | Bombax chevalieri | 0.51 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Kong | Balanocarpus heimii | 0.78 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Konhout | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Konoo-Findo | Tieghemella heckelii | 0.60 | |
Konthout | Minquartia guianensis | 0.83 | |
Kooel Pialli | Loxopterygium sagotii | 0.62 | |
Kooroobooelli | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Kooroobovelli | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Kora | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Korob | Manilkara zapota | 0.71 | |
Koroboreli | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Koroboreli | Peltogyne venosa | 0.69 | |
Koroborelli | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Koroborezi | Peltogyne venosa | 0.69 | |
Koron Paku | Catostemma fragrans | 0.66 | |
Kosau | Isoberlinia doka | 0.63 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Koto | Pterygota bequaertii | 0.53 | |
Koto | Pterygota macrocarpa | 0.54 | |
Kotublassu | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Kouali | Qualea albiflora | 0.54 | |
Kouali | Qualea paraensis | 0.58 | |
Kouali | Vochysia ferruginea | 0.52 | |
Kouali | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Kouali | Vochysia lehmanni | 0.52 | |
Kouali | Vochysia tomentosa | 0.52 | |
Kouburelli | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Koul | Mansonia altissima | 0.55 | |
Pterocarpus soyauxii | 0.64 | ||
Koumanti Oudou | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Koungou | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 0.63 | |
Kowa | Terminalia arjuna | 0.71 | |
Kowal | Alnus nepalensis | 0.26 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kpa | Beilschmiedia mannii | 0.62 | |
Triplochiton scleroxylon | 0.32 | ||
Kpeh | Irvingia gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Kpele | Irvingia gabonensis | 0.76 | |
Kpendei | Afzelia bipindensis | 0.62 | |
Kpendei | Afzelia pachyloba | 0.62 | |
Kpoo | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Kpowo | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Krabaak | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Krabaak Daeng | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Krabaak Thong | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Krabak | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Krabak | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Kra-Bak | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Krabak Daeng | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Krabak Dam | Anisoptera costata | 0.52 | |
Krabak Thong | Anisoptera curtisii | 0.52 | |
Krakas Prek | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Krammal | Populus ciliata | 0.37 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Krishing | Cedrela serrata | 0.52 | |
Kromanti | Aspidosperma desmanthum | 0.65 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kuantan | Tetramerista glabra | 0.73 | |
Kuasi | Podocarpus neriifolia | 0.48 | |
Kuba Mahogany | Swietenia mahagoni | 0.57 | |
Kubok | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Kubuk | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Kudwal | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Shorea negrosensis | 0.59 | ||
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kujya | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Kukui | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Kukuo | Diospyros ebenaster | 0.61 | 4 |
Kukuo | Diospyros mindanaensis | 0.78 | 14 |
Shorea negrosensis | 0.59 | ||
Kulim Papa | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Kulim Papa | Vitex parviflora | 0.68 | |
Kuling-Babui | Dysoxylum euphlebium | 0.63 | |
Kulm | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kumaru | Dipteryx odorata | 0.82 | |
Kumbuk | Terminalia arjuna | 0.71 | |
Kumiri | Aleurites moluccana | 0.14 | |
Terminalia superba | 0.40 | ||
Kumpang | Myristica buchneriana | 0.41 | |
Kumpang | Myristica chartacea | 0.48 | |
Kumpang | Myristica hypargyraea | 0.44 | |
Kumpang | Myristica sp. | 0.54 | |
Kumpas | Koompassia malaccensis | 0.76 | |
Kumra | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kunch | Alnus nepalensis | 0.26 | |
Kung | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Kung | Terminalia arjuna | 0.71 | |
Kung | Terminalia ivorensis | 0.54 | |
Kung | Terminalia procera | 0.54 | |
Pometia pinnata | 0.60 | ||
Kunis | Alnus nepalensis | 0.26 | |
Kunsun | Grewia elastica | 0.63 | |
Kuntz | Alnus nepalensis | 0.26 | |
Kunu | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Kunukwa | Pygeum africanum | 0.61 | |
Kuraburelli | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Cedrela odorata | 0.39 | ||
Kuren | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Kuruburelli | Peltogyne porphyrocardia | 0.69 | |
Kuruburelli | Peltogyne venosa | 0.69 | |
Kuruk | Cedrela toona | 0.47 | |
Kurum | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Kusonoki | Cinnamomum camphora | 0.38 | |
Kutebi | Mitragyna parvifolia | 0.59 | |
Araucaria angustifolia | 0.49 | ||
Turraeanthus africanus | 0.51 | ||
Kwai | Terminalia amazonia | 0.76 | |
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Hymenaea courbaril | 0.83 | ||
Kwari | Vochysia ferruginea | 0.52 | |
Kwari | Vochysia guianensis | 0.52 | |
Kwari | Vochysia lehmanni | 0.52 | |
Kwari | Vochysia tomentosa | 0.52 | |
Kwarie | Byrsonima coriacea | 0.68 | |
Kwateri | Eschweilera sagotiana | 0.90 | |
Kwatru | Eschweilera sagotiana | 0.90 | |
Kwila | Intsia bijuga | 0.65 | |
Kwila | Intsia palembanica | 0.65 | |
Kwintofi | Beilschmiedia mannii | 0.62 | |
Kwipariye | Loxopterygium sagotii | 0.62 | |
Kwo-Kwo | Mitragyna stipulosa | 0.53 | |
Kyere | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Kyere | Pterygota bequaertii | 0.53 | |
Kyere | Pterygota macrocarpa | 0.54 | |
Kyeto | Vitex cofassus | 0.67 | |
Kyirafunti | Lophira alata | 0.94 | |
Kyirebente | Lophira alata | 0.94 |
Footnotes:
* Legal disclaimer:
Wagner has compiled species’ average specific gravity (SG) values (wood volume at 12% moisture content (MC) and oven-dry weight) from industry-accepted 3rd-party sources (USDA Forest Products Laboratory as an example) and provides this list for free with no implied warranty. Where an SG value listed in Wagner Meters’ manuals or website has been verified by Wagner, this is indicated as such, and not indicated as verified if a verification process has not been completed by Wagner for that species. Wagner is not responsible for any 3rd-party oversights or errors in their (the 3rd-parties) published SG values.
Where no published average SG value could be found for a species for the wood volume at 12% MC and oven-dry weight basis, Wagner has derived the proper SG value through a robust algorithm (see detailed explanation below under the heading ‘Specific Gravity (SG) Values of Wood and Their Referenced Moisture Content’).
Specific Gravity (SG) Values of Wood and Their Referenced Moisture Content
Wagner Meters’ moisture meters’ species settings are calibrated to wood samples that are at a nominal 12% moisture content (MC). It should also be recognized that the measurement accuracy of non-pin wood moisture meters is almost solely dependent on wood density; that is because wood species that have differing wood density but the same absolute amount of water will have different MC values because the definition of MC is the ratio of water weight to wood weight. Some online and other technical references that cite specific gravity (SG) values for different wood species list the SG when the wood is a different MC other than 12%. For example, some SG values listed are the values when the wood is dried all the way down to where the MC is actually zero. Other listed values are when the wood is “green” at perhaps 80% MC or even higher.
The reason that it matters what the MC was when the SG was determined is that the volume of a wood sample will shrink when it is dried down from high MC values to lower MC values. So as the volume of the wood sample shrinks, the density (SG) of the wood increases because the formula for the wood density is the weight of the wood sample divided by the volume of the wood sample, or more simply the ratio of the weight of the wood to its volume. As the weight stays the same during shrinkage, the volume decreases. Online and other references will not only provide SG values at some specific MC but also their “shrinkage ratio”. The shrinkage ratio is defined to be the percent of the volume of the wood that shrinks per decrease in MC value. For instance, one might see a 2% shrinkage ratio which means that for every 1% drop in MC the wood will shrink by 2% of its volume.
Wagner chose to calibrate its meters at a nominal 12% MC because this is close to where most wood will be in service and will be measured by our meters. Therefore we publish SG values for wood species to be used by our meters that correlate to a 12% MC value. Since online and other references publish SG values at sometimes 0% MC or “green” MC, you will often see different values online than what we publish. We correct these published values by applying correction factors based on MC at referenced SG values and shrinkage ratio published values. It should be noted that a wood sample will not begin shrinking significantly until the MC drops below fiber saturation point, which is generally between 28% and 32%, so we use 30% as the average fiber saturation point.
As an example, let’s say we have a published SG value of 0.50 referenced to 0% MC with a shrinkage ratio of 0.1% of volume per percent MC. We want to convert to an SG value referenced to 12% MC. A sample at 12 % MC will be 1.2% larger in volume (swells 12 * 0.1%). Since 0.50 equals the weight of the sample divided by volume, we now know the volume will actually be 1.2% larger, so the SG should be adjusted by a factor of 1 divided by (1 + 1.2%) or 1 divided by (1.012) = 0.50/1.012 = 0.49). So, in this specific case, the 12 % MC referenced SG value will be slightly less than the published value referenced at 0% MC.