Amburana
cearensis (Pr.All.) A.C.Smith
FABACEAE
Comercial
Name : Cerejeira
Other Names : Amburana, Amburana-de-Cheiro, Cerejeira-Rajada, Cumare,
Cumaru-de-Cheiro, Emburana, Imburana, Imburana-de-Cheiro,
Louro-Inga, Umburana
Foreign Name :
Trebol (Argentina)
Roble (Argentina)
Soriocco (Bolivia)
Ishpingo (Peru)
Ocurrence
:
Brasil - AC/AM/PA/RO, BA/CE/PE, GO/MT, ES/MG
Others - Argentina
General Charcteristics :
Color : light yellow chestnut
Direction : right Texture : average
Taste : sweet Smell : pleasant
Density at 15% m.c = 600 Kg/m3
Natural
Durability :
Not Durabel - low resistence to atack of fungus.
Treatability : difficult due to low permeability.
Processing Characteristics :
Surfacing : easy Sawing : easy
Shaping: easy Slicing : easy
Unrolling : easy Fixing : easy
Drying : easy Glueing : easy
Uses:
Civil Construction - Light Internal
Furniture - High Quality
Veneers and Plywoods - Decorative Veneers
Diverse Uses - Decorations, Tanks, Barrills.
|
Green
|
Dry
|
English
|
Green
|
Dry
|
Metric
|
|
| Bending Strength |
9880
|
psi
|
695
|
kg/cm2
|
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| Crushing Strength |
psi
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kg/cm2
|
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| Max. Crushing Strength |
4670
|
psi
|
328
|
kg/cm2
|
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| Static Bending (FSPL) |
psi
|
kg/cm2
|
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| Impact Strength |
inches
|
cm
|
||||
| Stiffness |
1343
|
1000
psi
|
94
|
1000
kg/cm2
|
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| Work to Maximum Load |
inch-lbs/in3
|
cm-kg/cm3
|
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| Hardness |
790
|
lbs
|
358
|
kg
|
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| Shearing Strength |
psi
|
kg/cm2
|
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| Toughness |
inch-lbs
|
cm-kg
|
||||
| Specific Gravity |
0.55
|
0.6
|
0.55
|
0.6
|
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| Weight |
53
|
42
|
lbs/ft3
|
849
|
673
|
kg/cm3
|
| Density (Air-Dry) |
42
|
lbs/ft3
|
673
|
kg/cm3
|
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| Radial Shrinkage |
2.6
|
%
|
2.6
|
%
|
||
| Tangential Shrinkage |
4.9
|
%
|
4.9
|
%
|
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| Volumetric Shrinkage |
8
|
%
|
8
|
%
|
