Pilot Name : Cedro Rosa
Scientific Name : Cedrela spp.
Family : Meliaceae

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Wood Description  
Sapwood : Clearly distinct, pinkish beige (3 to 5 cm)
   
Heartwood : Colour: pink to pale pink brown
  : Grain: straight
  : Texture: medium
  : Silver: fine not clearly distinct
  : Particularities: sporadic resin marks / pleasant odour (strong for the species C. odorata)

Technological Characteristics  
800
: Green weight (Kg/m3)
475
: Specific gravity at 12 % (Kg/m3) (light)
5.9
: Total tangential shrinkage (T %)
4.0
: Total radial shrinkage (R %)
40
: Crushing strenght at 12 % (N/mm2)
72
: Static bending strenght at 12 % (N/mm2)
7.930
: Modulus of elasticity at 12 % (N/mm2)

 

 

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