Engineering material

Balsa wood

Also known as balsa

A natural wood with elongated closed cells, used as a sandwich core. It is lighter than conventional wood but denser than the other structural cores.

material family: NATURAL
form: CELLULAR

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EstablishedClosed-cell natural wood core, denser than other structural cores.

Balsa is a natural wood with elongated closed cells used as a sandwich core; its density is less than half that of conventional wood products but considerably higher than that of the other structural cores.

Evidence support: Supported by the cited evidence one source

Evidence: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service 2023 Primary authority

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Balsa wood is the core of Composite sandwich panel

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Balsa wood

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