Pilot Name : Jequitibá
Scientific Name : Cariniana brasiliensis. Casar. ( = C. legalis O. Ktze), Cariniana integrifolia Ducke
Family : Caesalpiniaceae

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Wood Description  
Sapwood : not clearly distinct, beige
   
Heartwood : Colour: pale pinkish beige gray
  : Grain: straight
  : Texture: fine
  : Silver figure: very fine, not distinct
  : Particularities: possible presence of traumatic canals in line

Technological Characteristics  
about 800
: Green weight (Kg/m3)
635
: Specific gravity at 12 % (Kg/m3) (light to medium)
5.3
: Total tangential shrinkage (T %)
5.0
: Total radial shrinkage (R %)
46
: Crushing strenght at 12 % (N/mm2)
93
: Static bending strenght at 12 % (N/mm2)
12.300
: Modulus of elasticity at 12 % (N/mm2)

 

 

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