Brazilian Cherry (which is also known as Jatoba) has a very beautiful color that ranges from a dark orange to reddish brown. Its color darkens with time.
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Hymenaea courbaril L. CAESALPINIACEAE
Comercial Name : Jatoba Other Names : Jatoba-Curuba, Jutai, Jutai-Acu, Jutai-Grande Foreign Name : Courbaril (Central America, France, French Guyana, Guyana, England, Mexico,Peru) Guapinol (Central America, Colombia, Mexico) Locus (Surinam) Red-Locust (Surinam) Rode-Locus (Surinam)
Ocurrence : Brasil - Amazonia Others - Colombia, Guyana, French Guyana, Surinam General Charcteristics : Color : red chestnut Direction : right Texture : rough Taste : indistinct Smell : indistinct Density at 15% m.c = 710 Kg/m3
Natural Durability : Durabel in contact with the ground. Treatability : difficult due to low permeability. Processing Characteristics : Productivity in Mill : 50.60% Surfacing : moderately easy Shaping : hard Fixing : moderately easy Glueing : moderately easy Finishing : good Drying : fast with defects
Uses: Civil Construction - Heavy Marine, External and Internal Furniture - General Usage Shippings - General Usage Veneers and Plywoods - General Usage Tools, Domestic Utensiles Paletes Sports Articles and toys, Musical Instruments and their parts
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Green |
Dry |
English |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Bending Strength |
12957 |
21020 |
psi |
911 |
1478 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
1640 |
1880 |
psi |
115 |
132 |
kg/cm2 |
Max. Crushing Strength |
21020 |
5800 |
psi |
1478 |
408 |
kg/cm2 |
Static Bending (FSPL) |
7910 |
11900 |
psi |
556 |
837 |
kg/cm2 |
Impact Strength |
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|
inches |
|
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cm |
Stiffness |
1843 |
2422 |
1000 psi |
130 |
170 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Work to Maximum Load |
15 |
18 |
inch-lbs/in3 |
wml3 |
1 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Hardness |
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2653 |
lbs |
|
1203 |
kg |
Shearing Strength |
|
2470 |
psi |
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174 |
kg/cm2 |
Toughness |
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230 |
inch-lbs |
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265 |
cm-kg |
Specific Gravity |
0.76 |
0.91 |
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0.76 |
0.91 |
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Weight |
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56 |
lbs/ft3 |
|
897 |
kg/cm3 |
Density (Air-Dry) |
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57 |
lbs/ft3 |
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913 |
kg/cm3 |
Radial Shrinkage |
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4.5 |
% |
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4.5 |
% |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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8.5 |
% |
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8.5 |
% |
Volumetric Shrinkage |
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12.7 |
% |
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12.7 |
% | |