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Tabebuia impetiginosa
(Mart.) Standl.
BIGNONIACEAE
Comercial Name
: Ipe - Rondonia
Other Names : Ipe - Amarelo, Ipe-Roxo, Ipe-Una, Pau-D’Arco, Piuva,
Piuva-Amarela
Foreign Name :
Lapacho (Central America, South America)
Ocurrence :
Brasil - CE, GO, MG/SP, PR
General Charcteristics :
Color : dark yellow chestnut
Direction : right Texture : fine
Taste : indistinct Smell : indistinct
Density at 15% m.c = 960 Kg/m3
Natural Durability
:
Durabel - resistent to atack of cupim and fungus.
Treatability : difficult.
Processing Characteristics :
Surfacing : regular Sawing : regular
Drilling: easy Finishing : good
Drying : easy with little defects
Uses:
Civil Construction - Heavy Marine, External, Internal; Light Frames, Int. &
Ext.
Floors - Domestic
Furniture - General Usage
Transport
Veneers and Plywoods - Decorative Veneers
Diverse Uses - Sport Articles and Toys, Decoration and Ornaments, Textile
Tools
Pallets and Cases.
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Green |
Dry |
English |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
| Bending
Strength |
22458 |
25963 |
psi |
1579 |
1825 |
kg/cm2 |
| Crushing
Strength |
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|
psi |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
| Max. Crushing
Strength |
25963 |
10312 |
psi |
1825 |
725 |
kg/cm2 |
| Static
Bending (FSPL) |
|
|
psi |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
| Impact
Strength |
|
|
inches |
|
|
cm |
| Stiffness |
2901 |
3129 |
1000
psi |
204 |
220 |
1000
kg/cm2 |
| Work to
Maximum Load |
28 |
22 |
inch-lbs/in3 |
wml3 |
2 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
| Hardness |
|
3684 |
lbs |
|
1671 |
kg |
| Shearing
Strength |
|
2048 |
psi |
|
144 |
kg/cm2 |
| Toughness |
|
|
inch-lbs |
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|
cm-kg |
| Specific
Gravity |
0.92 |
1.08 |
|
0.92 |
1.08 |
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| Weight |
|
62 |
lbs/ft3 |
|
994 |
kg/cm3 |
| Density
(Air-Dry) |
|
62 |
lbs/ft3 |
|
994 |
kg/cm3 |
| Radial
Shrinkage |
|
6.6 |
% |
|
6.6 |
% |
| Tangential
Shrinkage |
|
8 |
% |
|
8 |
% |
| Volumetric
Shrinkage |
|
13.2 |
% |
|
13.2 |
% |
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