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Tatajuba
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Common
Names : Amapa rana, Amarelo, Amarelao, Bagaceira, Bagasse, Bagasse
juane, Cow-wood, Garrote, Gele bagasse, Tatajuba.
Regions
of Origin : Central America, Latin America.
Countries
of Origin : Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Suriname
Common
Uses : Beams, Boat building, Building construction, Building
materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed
parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Decks, Desks,
Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory
construction, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Form work, Foundation
posts, Framing, Furniture, Furniture components, Furniture squares
or stock, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Joists, Kitchen cabinets,
Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mine timbers,
Office furniture Porch columns, Rough construction, Rustic furniture,
Shipbuilding, Stools.
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Green |
Dry |
English |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
| Bending
Strength |
14507 |
20050 |
psi |
1020 |
1410 |
kg/cm2 |
| Crushing
Strength |
1200 |
1690 |
psi |
84 |
119 |
kg/cm2 |
| Max. Crushing
Strength |
20050 |
7900 |
psi |
1410 |
555 |
kg/cm2 |
| Static
Bending (FSPL) |
10340 |
13900 |
psi |
727 |
977 |
kg/cm2 |
| Impact
Strength |
|
|
inches |
|
|
cm |
| Stiffness |
2300 |
2580 |
1000
psi |
162 |
181 |
1000
kg/cm2 |
| Work to
Maximum Load |
11 |
14 |
inch-lbs/in3 |
wml3 |
1 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
| Hardness |
|
1730 |
lbs |
|
785 |
kg |
| Shearing
Strength |
|
1940 |
psi |
|
136 |
kg/cm2 |
| Toughness |
|
195 |
inch-lbs |
|
225 |
cm-kg |
| Specific
Gravity |
0.69 |
0.8 |
|
0.69 |
0.8 |
|
| Weight |
68 |
50 |
lbs/ft3 |
1090 |
801 |
kg/cm3 |
| Density
(Air-Dry) |
|
50 |
lbs/ft3 |
|
801 |
kg/cm3 |
| Radial
Shrinkage |
|
5 |
% |
|
5 |
% |
| Tangential
Shrinkage |
|
6 |
% |
|
6 |
% |
| Volumetric
Shrinkage |
|
10 |
% |
|
10 |
% |
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