Common Names : Imbuia, Brazillian Wallnut 

Countries of Origin : Brazil 

Common Uses :  Fine furniture, Cabinetmaking, Paneling, Flooring, Gunstocks, Decorative veneer, Joinery, Furniture, Bedroom suites, Building materials, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Floor lamps, Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Rifle stock, Rustic furniture, Sporting Goods, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tables, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wainscotting. 

 

	Green	Dry	English	Green	Dry	Metric
Bending Strength	9122	12344	psi	641	868	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength			psi			kg/cm2
Max. Crushing Strength	12344	3906	psi	868	275	kg/cm2
Static Bending (FSPL)			psi			kg/cm2
Impact Strength			inches			cm
Stiffness	1139	1410	1000 psi	80	99	1000 kg/cm2
Work to Maximum Load	9	12	inch-lbs/in3	wml3	1	cm-kg/cm3
Hardness		950	lbs		431	kg
Shearing Strength		1480	psi		104	kg/cm2
Toughness		182	inch-lbs		210	cm-kg
Specific Gravity	0.53			0.53
Weight		44	lbs/ft3		705	kg/cm3
Density (Air-Dry)		38	lbs/ft3		609	kg/cm3
Radial Shrinkage		3	%		3	%
Tangential Shrinkage		6	%		6	%
Volumetric Shrinkage		9	%		9	%