| Pilot Name |
: Tauari |
| Scientific Name |
: Couratari spp. |
| Family |
: Lecythidaceae |
| Wood Description |
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| Sapwood |
: not distinct |
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| Heartwood |
: Colour: variable, cream white, pinkish white, yellowish grey white |
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: Grain: straight |
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: Texture: medium |
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: Silver figure: fine, not clearly visible |
| Technological Characteristics |
|
850 to 950 |
: Green weight (Kg/m3) |
620 |
: Specific gravity at 12 % (Kg/m3) (light to medium) |
7.0 |
: Total tangential shrinkage (T %) |
4.5 |
: Total radial shrinkage (R %) |
48 |
: Crushing strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
96 |
: Static bending strenght at 12 % (N/mm2) |
11.700 |
: Modulus of elasticity at 12 % (N/mm2) |
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