| Pilot Name |
: Cumaru |
| Scientific Name |
: Dipteryx spp. (D. odorata Willd., D. punctata Amsh. D. trifoliata Ducke, etc.) |
| Family |
: Fabaceae |
| Wood Description |
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| Sapwood |
: Distinct, yellowish white |
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| Heartwood |
: Colour: brown yellow to reddish brown, with dark fine veins |
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: Grain: frquently interlocked, sometimes highly |
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: Texture: medium |
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: Silver figure: extremely fine |
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: Particularities: storeyed structure perceptible |
| Technological Characteristics |
|
1200 |
: Green weight (Kg/m3) |
1070 |
: Specific gravity at 12 % (Kg/m3) (very heavy) |
7.9 |
: Total tangential shrinkage (T %) |
5.5 |
: Total radial shrinkage (R %) |
105 |
: Crushing strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
199 |
: Static bending strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
22.000 |
: Modulus of elasticity at 12 % (N/mm2) |
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