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Amburana
cearensis (Pr.All.) A.C.Smith
FABACEAE
Comercial
Name : Cerejeira
Other Names : Amburana, Amburana-de-Cheiro, Cerejeira-Rajada, Cumare,
Cumaru-de-Cheiro, Emburana, Imburana, Imburana-de-Cheiro,
Louro-Inga, Umburana
Foreign Name :
Trebol (Argentina)
Roble (Argentina)
Soriocco (Bolivia)
Ishpingo (Peru)
Ocurrence
:
Brasil - AC/AM/PA/RO, BA/CE/PE, GO/MT, ES/MG
Others - Argentina
General Charcteristics :
Color : light yellow chestnut
Direction : right Texture : average
Taste : sweet Smell : pleasant
Density at 15% m.c = 600 Kg/m3
Natural
Durability :
Not Durabel - low resistence to atack of fungus.
Treatability : difficult due to low permeability.
Processing Characteristics :
Surfacing : easy Sawing : easy
Shaping: easy Slicing : easy
Unrolling : easy Fixing : easy
Drying : easy Glueing : easy
Uses:
Civil Construction - Light Internal
Furniture - High Quality
Veneers and Plywoods - Decorative Veneers
Diverse Uses - Decorations, Tanks, Barrills.
| |
Green |
Dry |
English |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
| Bending
Strength |
9880 |
|
psi |
695 |
|
kg/cm2 |
| Crushing
Strength |
|
|
psi |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
| Max. Crushing
Strength |
|
4670 |
psi |
|
328 |
kg/cm2 |
| Static
Bending (FSPL) |
|
|
psi |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
| Impact
Strength |
|
|
inches |
|
|
cm |
| Stiffness |
1343 |
|
1000
psi |
94 |
|
1000
kg/cm2 |
| Work to
Maximum Load |
|
|
inch-lbs/in3 |
|
|
cm-kg/cm3 |
| Hardness |
|
790 |
lbs |
|
358 |
kg |
| Shearing
Strength |
|
|
psi |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
| Toughness |
|
|
inch-lbs |
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|
cm-kg |
| Specific
Gravity |
0.55 |
0.6 |
|
0.55 |
0.6 |
|
| Weight |
53 |
42 |
lbs/ft3 |
849 |
673 |
kg/cm3 |
| Density
(Air-Dry) |
|
42 |
lbs/ft3 |
|
673 |
kg/cm3 |
| Radial
Shrinkage |
|
2.6 |
% |
|
2.6 |
% |
| Tangential
Shrinkage |
|
4.9 |
% |
|
4.9 |
% |
| Volumetric
Shrinkage |
|
8 |
% |
|
8 |
% |
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