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Species Identification
Characteristics
Properties
Species Identification
| Scientific name: | Cariniana decandra Ducke |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Commercial Name: | Cachimbo |
Organoleptic Characteristics
| Color: | Whitish, very light |
| Knot: | No presence of knots |
| Grain Pattern: | Overlapping arches formed by growth rings |
| Grain: | Straight |
| Texture: | Medium to Fine |
| Odor: | Non-distinctive |
Physical Properties
| Basic Density: | 0.59 gr/cm³ |
| Tangential Shrinkage: | 7.58% |
| Radial Shrinkage: | 4.96% |
| Volumetric Shrinkage: | 12.10% |
| T/R Ratio: | 1.5 |
Mechanical Properties
| Modulus of Elasticity in Bending (MOE): | 131.000 kg/cm2 |
| Modulus of Rupture in Bending(MOR): | 735 kg/cm2 |
| Compression Parallel to Grain (RM): | 342 kg/cm2 |
| Side Hardness: | 468 kg |
| Toughness: | 3,9 kg-m |
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