| Pilot Name |
: Jatobá |
| Scientific Name |
: Hymenaea spp. (H. courbaril L., H. intermedia Ducke, H. oblongifolia Hub., H. parvifolia Hub., etc.) |
| Family |
: Caesalpiniaceae |
| Wood Description |
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| Sapwood |
: distinct, pinkish white, very wide (6 to 12 cm) |
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| Heartwood |
: Colour: pinkish brown beige to red brown, sometimes fine veins (variable in colour) |
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: Grain: straight, sometimes slightly interlocked |
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: Texture: medium |
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: Silver figure: fine, distinct |
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: Particularities: oily to the touch |
| Technological Characteristics |
|
1.100 |
: Green weight (Kg/m3) |
955 |
: Specific gravity at 12 % (Kg/m3) (heavy to very heavy) |
7.1 |
: Total tangential shrinkage (T %) |
3.8 |
: Total radial shrinkage (R %) |
107 |
: Crushing strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
198 |
: Static bending strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
20.870 |
: Modulus of elasticity at 12 % (N/mm2) |
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