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Brown Ebony Flat

Tinto, Carvão Branco, Pau-terra, Capitão

Callisthene fasciculata

DISTRIBUTION AREA

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TREE DESCRIPTION

Tree Top

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Trunk

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Bark

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Sapwood Color
Light brown- grayish

Odor
Indistinct

Luster
Tenuous

Striped
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Hearthwood Color
Brown- grayish

Taste
Indistinct

Grain
Irregular

Texture
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Basic Density
0,79 g/cm3

Density
(12% MOISTURE CONTENT) 0,86 g/cm3

Radisal Shrinkage
4,36 %

Tangential Shrinkage
6,15 %

Volumetric Shrinkage
12,54 %

Rate T/R
T/R 1,41

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MECHANICAL RESISTANCE
Modulus of Elasticity
- 1000 Kg/cm2

Modulus of Rupture
- Kg/cm2

Compression Parallel tp Grain
- Kg/cm2

Quartered Sawed
- Kg/cm2

Lateral Hardness
- Kg

Impact Bending
- Kg-m

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TECHNICAL CONDITIONS FOR PROCESSING
Machining
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Preservation
Rather permeable in cold inmersion

Natural Durability
Durable, resistant to attack of fungi and highly resistant to attack
of insects

Drying
-

End Users
Construction, Flooring

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