| Pilot Name |
: Ipê |
| Scientific Name |
: Tabebuia spp. ( T. ipe Standl., T. capitata Sandw., T. serratifolia Nichols., T. impetiginosa Standl., etc.) |
| Family |
: Bignoniaceae |
| Wood Description |
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| Sapwood |
: clearly distinct, yellowish white (4 to 8 cm) |
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| Heartwood |
: Colour: olive brown to more or less dark brown, sometimes with fine veins |
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: Grain: always interlocked, sometimes very highly |
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: Texture: fine to medium (according to the species) |
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: Silver figure: extremely fine |
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: Particularities: Pores filled with greenish yeloow deposits (lapachol) / storeyed structure sometimes perceptible / dust may cause dermatosis |
| Technological Characteristics |
|
1.300 |
: Green weight (Kg/m3) |
1.050 |
: Specific gravity at 12 % (Kg/m3) (very heavy) |
6.5 |
: Total tangential shrinkage (T %) |
5.2 |
: Total radial shrinkage (R %) |
95 |
: Crushing strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
184 |
: Static bending strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
18.800 |
: Modulus of elasticity at 12 % (N/mm2) |
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