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Species Identification
Characteristics
Properties
Species Identification
| Scientific name: | Copaifera officinalis L. |
| Family: | Fabaceae - Ceasalpinoideae |
| Commercial Name: | Copaiba |
Organoleptic Characteristics
| Color: | Sapwood is beige, heartwood is reddish-brown with dark streaks |
| Knot: | Uncommon |
| Grain Pattern: | Overlapping arches, narrow and dark longitudinal bands |
| Grain: | Straight |
| Texture: | Medium to fine |
| Odor: | Distinctive and pleasant |
Physical Properties
| Basic Density: | 0,61 g/cm3 |
| Tangential Shrinkage: | 7% |
| Radial Shrinkage: | 3,4% |
| Volumetric Shrinkage: | 10,7% |
| T/R Ratio: | 2 |
Mechanical Properties
| Modulus of Elasticity in Bending (MOE): | 112.000 kg/cm2 |
| Modulus of Rupture in Bending (MOR): | 736 kg/cm2 |
| Compression Parallel to Grain (RM): | 268 kg/cm2 |
| Side Hardness: | 587 kg/cm2 |
| Toughness: | 3,5 kg-m |
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