| Pilot Name |
: Itauba |
| Scientific Name |
: Mezilaurus spp. ( M. itauba Taub., M. navalium Taub., etc.) |
| Family |
: Lauraceae |
| Wood Description |
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| Sapwood |
: not always clearly distinct, beige white |
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| Heartwood |
: Colour: variable, yellow beige to lustrous dark brown |
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: Grain: straight |
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: Texture: fine |
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: Silver figure: very fine, not distinct |
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: Particularities: oily to the touch |
| Technological Characteristics |
|
1.070 |
: Green weight (Kg/m3) |
855 |
: Specific gravity at 12 % (Kg/m3) (heavy) |
9.7 |
: Total tangential shrinkage (T %) |
3.7 |
: Total radial shrinkage (R %) |
62 |
: Crushing strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
124 |
: Static bending strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
16.200 |
: Modulus of elasticity at 12 % (N/mm2) |
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