Veneer Weathered Sycamore steamed 0.56 mm

The Norway maple is very similar in colour to the sycamore maple, but is somewhat darker and slightly pinkish when the wood is steamed. Moreover, brown heart is more common here. This maple is found in the plains of almost all of Europe.

Trade names and other names

Abbreviation DIN EN 13556: ACPL
 Botanical name: Acer platanoides
 German: Spitzahorn, pointed-leaved maple, Fladerbaum, Norwegian maple
 English: norway maple, european maple, bosnian maple
 French: érable plane, érable platane, faux sycomore, érable de norvège, main découpée
 Italian: acero platano, acero platanoide, acero riccio, falso sicomoro
 Spanish: el arce real, arce de noruega, arce norugo
 Portuguese: sicômoro-bastardo
 Dutch: noorse esdoorn

Technical wood properties

Weight fresh/green: 830 - 1040 kg/m³
Density air-dry (12-15% u): 640 - 710 kg/m³
Tensile strength: 101 - 112 N/mm²
Compressive strength: 64 - 71 N/mm²
Flexural strength: 126 - 140 N/mm²
Shear strength: 9 - 10 N/mm²
Hardness according to Brinell BII: n.a.
 Hardness according to Brinell: n.a.
 Differential shrinkage (radial): 0.10 - 0.20%
 Differential shrinkage (tangential): 0.22 - 0.30%
 Natural durability (DIN-EN 350-2): 5, not durable

Values of the technical properties of a wood species refer to a wood moisture content of u ≅12% to 15%. Data without guarantee.

Occurrence

Norway maple has the same distribution area in Europe as sycamore maple, but reaches as far north as Norway, but less far south. Norway maple grows more in the plains and also does not occur in closed stands.

Trunk and bark

The growth of the Norway maple reaches heights of up to about 20 m and diameters of up to about 90 cm. The stem is regular and well grown. The bark of Norway maple is not very thick, reddish-brown and longitudinally fissured, blackish when old. The bark of Norway maple is not very thick, reddish-brown and longitudinally fissured, blackish with age.

Characteristics and wood colour

The wood is somewhat more elastic, bendable and pressure-resistant than sycamore maple, but less durable. The wood of Norway maple is very similar in colour to sycamore maple, but slightly darker, although still lighter than that of field maple. In addition, brown heartwood is also more common.

Replacement woods

Pear unsteamed, pear steamed, wild service tree unsteamed, wild service tree steamed, alder

Literature
-Wood Atlas | 6th edition in 2006 | Rudi Wagenführ
-Wood science volume 1-3 | 1982 | Hans Heinrich Bosshard
-Properties and core sizes of wood species | 1989 | Jürgen Sell / Lignum Switzerland