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Simarouba
versicolor St. Mil.
SIMAROUBACEAE
Comercial Name : Caixeta
Other Names : Pau-Paraiba, Caixeta-de-casca-grossa, Marupa, Marupai,
Marupa-do-Campo, Marupauba,Mata-Barata, Pararauba,
Parariuba, Pau-Praiba, Praiba
Foreign Name :
Acaju Plene (French Guyana)
Bois de Cajau (French Guyana)
Simaruba (French Guyana)
Simarupa (French Guyana)
Ocurrence
:
Brasil - AM/AP/PA, BA/CE/PB/PE, ES/MG
General
Charcteristics :
Color : Yellow
Direction : right Texture : rough
Taste : indistinct Smell : indistinct
Density at 15% m.c = 480 Kg/m3
Natural
Durability :
Moderate resistency to attacks of fungus
Treatability : easy.
Processing Characteristics :
Surfacing : easy Sawing : easy
Shaping: easy Drilling : easy
Finishing : good Fixing : easy
Drying: fast without defects Glueing : easy
Uses:
Civil Construction - Light Internal and Frames
Furniture - General usage
Veneers and Plywoods - Decorative Veneers and Filling
Diverse Uses - Sport Articles and Toys
Decoration
Matches
| |
Green |
Dry |
English |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
| Bending
Strength |
|
9860 |
psi |
|
693 |
kg/cm2 |
| Crushing
Strength |
|
|
psi |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
| Max. Crushing
Strength |
9860 |
|
psi |
693 |
|
kg/cm2 |
| Static
Bending (FSPL) |
|
|
psi |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
| Impact
Strength |
|
|
inches |
|
|
cm |
| Stiffness |
|
1218 |
1000
psi |
|
86 |
1000
kg/cm2 |
| Work to
Maximum Load |
|
|
inch-lbs/in3 |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
| Hardness |
|
|
lbs |
|
|
kg |
| Shearing
Strength |
|
|
psi |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
| Toughness |
|
|
inch-lbs |
|
|
cm-kg |
| Specific
Gravity |
0.38 |
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
| Weight |
46 |
|
lbs/ft3 |
737 |
|
kg/cm3 |
| Density
(Air-Dry) |
|
29 |
lbs/ft3 |
|
465 |
kg/cm3 |
| Radial
Shrinkage |
|
2.9 |
% |
|
2.9 |
% |
| Tangential
Shrinkage |
|
6.5 |
% |
|
6.5 |
% |
| Volumetric
Shrinkage |
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% |
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% |
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