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Imbuia
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Common
Names : Imbuia, Brazillian Wallnut
Countries of Origin : Brazil
Common
Uses : Fine furniture, Cabinetmaking, Paneling, Flooring, Gunstocks,
Decorative veneer, Joinery, Furniture, Bedroom suites, Building materials,
Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Dining-room furniture,
Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory
flooring, Figured veneer, Floor lamps, Furniture components, Furniture
squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room
suites, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Rifle stock, Rustic furniture,
Sporting Goods, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tables, Utility furniture, Veneer,
Wainscotting.
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Green |
Dry |
English |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
| Bending
Strength |
9122 |
12344 |
psi |
641 |
868 |
kg/cm2 |
| Crushing
Strength |
|
|
psi |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
| Max.
Crushing Strength |
12344 |
3906 |
psi |
868 |
275 |
kg/cm2 |
| Static
Bending (FSPL) |
|
|
psi |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
| Impact
Strength |
|
|
inches |
|
|
cm |
| Stiffness |
1139 |
1410 |
1000
psi |
80 |
99 |
1000
kg/cm2 |
| Work
to Maximum Load |
9 |
12 |
inch-lbs/in3 |
wml3 |
1 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
| Hardness |
|
950 |
lbs |
|
431 |
kg |
| Shearing
Strength |
|
1480 |
psi |
|
104 |
kg/cm2 |
| Toughness |
|
182 |
inch-lbs |
|
210 |
cm-kg |
| Specific
Gravity |
0.53 |
|
|
0.53 |
|
|
| Weight |
|
44 |
lbs/ft3 |
|
705 |
kg/cm3 |
| Density
(Air-Dry) |
|
38 |
lbs/ft3 |
|
609 |
kg/cm3 |
| Radial
Shrinkage |
|
3 |
% |
|
3 |
% |
| Tangential
Shrinkage |
|
6 |
% |
|
6 |
% |
| Volumetric
Shrinkage |
|
9 |
% |
|
9 |
% |
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