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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.
  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
%