Pilot Name : Satine
Scientific Name : Brosimum rubescens Taub. ( = Brosimum paraense Huber = Brosimum lanciferum Ducke)
Family : Moraceae

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Wood Description  
Sapwood : Clearly distinct, yellowish white.
   
Heartwood : Colour: deeo red or pale red brown with sometimes greenish golden beige ribbon figure.
  : Grain: straight or slightly interlocked.
  : Texture: fine.
  : Silver figure: fine but distinct.

Technological Characteristics  
1.230
: Green weight (Kg/m3)
1.110
: Specific gravity at 12 % (Kg/m3) (very heavy)
5.8
: Total tangential shrinkage (T %)
4.1
: Total radial shrinkage (R %)
113
: Crushing strenght at 12 % (N/mm2)
196
: Static bending strenght at 12 % (N/mm2)
23.300
: Modulus of elasticity at 12 % (N/mm2)

 

 

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