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Species Identification
Characteristics
Properties
Species Identification
| Scientific name: | Simarouba amara Aubl |
| Family: | Simaroubaceae |
| Commercial Name: | Marupa |
Organoleptic Characteristics
| Color: | Creamy white, pale yellow |
| Knot: | No presence of knots. |
| Grain Pattern: | Soft, light speckled |
| Grain: | Straight |
| Texture: | Medium uniform |
| Odor: | Non-distinctive |
Physical Properties
| Basic Density: | 0,36 g/cm3 |
| Tangential Shrinkage: | 2,9% |
| Radial Shrinkage: | 6,7% |
| Volumetric Shrinkage: | 9,4% |
| T/R Ratio: | 2,4 |
Mechanical Properties
| Modulus of Elasticity in Bending (MOE): | 77.000 kg/cm2 |
| Modulus of Rupture in Bending (MOR): | 427 kg/cm2 |
| Compression Parallel to Grain (RM): | 201 kg/cm2 |
| Side Hardness: | 204 kg/cm2 |
| Toughness: | 1,63 kg-m |
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