Tabebuia
impetiginosa (Mart.) Standl.
BIGNONIACEAE
Comercial
Name : Ipe - Rondonia
Other Names : Ipe - Amarelo, Ipe-Roxo, Ipe-Una, Pau-D’Arco, Piuva,
Piuva-Amarela
Foreign Name :
Lapacho (Central America, South America)
Ocurrence :
Brasil - CE, GO, MG/SP, PR
General Charcteristics :
Color : dark yellow chestnut
Direction : right Texture : fine
Taste : indistinct Smell : indistinct
Density at 15% m.c = 960 Kg/m3
Natural
Durability :
Durabel - resistent to atack of cupim and fungus.
Treatability : difficult.
Processing Characteristics :
Surfacing : regular Sawing : regular
Drilling: easy Finishing : good
Drying : easy with little defects
Uses:
Civil Construction - Heavy Marine, External, Internal; Light Frames, Int.
& Ext.
Floors - Domestic
Furniture - General Usage
Transport
Veneers and Plywoods - Decorative Veneers
Diverse Uses - Sport Articles and Toys, Decoration and Ornaments, Textile
Tools
Pallets and Cases
|
Green
|
Dry
|
English
|
Green
|
Dry
|
Metric
|
|
| Bending Strength |
22458
|
25963
|
psi
|
1579
|
1825
|
kg/cm2
|
| Crushing Strength |
psi
|
kg/cm2
|
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| Max. Crushing Strength |
25963
|
10312
|
psi
|
1825
|
725
|
kg/cm2
|
| Static Bending (FSPL) |
psi
|
kg/cm2
|
||||
| Impact Strength |
inches
|
cm
|
||||
| Stiffness |
2901
|
3129
|
1000
psi
|
204
|
220
|
1000
kg/cm2
|
| Work to Maximum Load |
28
|
22
|
inch-lbs/in3
|
wml3
|
2
|
cm-kg/cm3
|
| Hardness |
3684
|
lbs
|
1671
|
kg
|
||
| Shearing Strength |
2048
|
psi
|
144
|
kg/cm2
|
||
| Toughness |
inch-lbs
|
cm-kg
|
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| Specific Gravity |
0.92
|
1.08
|
0.92
|
1.08
|
||
| Weight |
62
|
lbs/ft3
|
994
|
kg/cm3
|
||
| Density (Air-Dry) |
62
|
lbs/ft3
|
994
|
kg/cm3
|
||
| Radial Shrinkage |
6.6
|
%
|
6.6
|
%
|
||
| Tangential Shrinkage |
8
|
%
|
8
|
%
|
||
| Volumetric Shrinkage |
13.2
|
%
|
13.2
|
%
|
