| Pilot Name |
: Angelim Pedra |
| Scientific Name |
: Hymenolobuim spp (H. excelsum Ducke, H. flavum Kleinh., H. petraeum Ducke etc.) |
| Family |
: Fabaceae |
| Wood Description |
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| Sapwood |
: Not clearly distinct, greyish white (2,5 to 5 cm) |
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| Heartwood |
: Colour: yellowish beige, becoming pink brown with age |
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: Grain: slightly interlocked |
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: Texture: coarse |
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: Silver: very fine |
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: Particularities: storeyed structure sometimes perceptibles fairly important waxen patches are more or less frequent |
| Technological Characteristics |
|
1.200 |
: Green weight (Kg/m3) |
770 |
: Specific gravity at 12 % (Kg/m3) (medium to heavy) |
8.3 |
: Total tangential shrinkage (T %) |
4.8 |
: Total radial shrinkage (R %) |
66 |
: Crushing strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
131 |
: Static bending strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
16.140 |
: Modulus of elasticity at 12 % (N/mm2) |
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