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BALAU RED
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Exterior joinery (building facade)
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Industrial usage and heavy work
  • Shipbuilding
  • Miscellaneous uses
Job class:
Uses Class 2
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 4 - poco duradera
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.870
Resistance to marin borer:
No- no se puede usar en ambientes marinos o en agua salobre
Finishing:
Medio (saturado recomendado)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
16670
Color:
Rojo marrón
Origin:
Asia
Stability:
Moderadamente estable
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BALAU YELLOW
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Outdoor equipment - recreation
  • Industrial usage and heavy work
  • Shipbuilding
  • Miscellaneous uses
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 2 - duradero
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.910
Resistance to marin borer:
Sí - cubre los usos finales en el medio marino o en agua salobre
Finishing:
Buena
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
22940
Color:
De color amarillo pardo
Origin:
Asia
Stability:
Moderadamente estable
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BALSA
Product classes (uses):
  • Miscellaneous uses
Job class:
Uses Class 1
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 5 - no durables
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.140
Resistance to marin borer:
No- no se puede usar en ambientes marinos o en agua salobre
Finishing:
Medio (saturado recomendado)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
5140
Color:
Blanco cremoso
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Moderadamente estable
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BASRALOCUS
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Exterior joinery (building facade)
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Outdoor equipment - recreation
  • Industrial usage and heavy work
  • Shipbuilding
  • Miscellaneous uses
Job class:
Uses Class 3.1
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 2 - duradero
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.790
Resistance to marin borer:
Sí - cubre los usos finales en el medio marino o en agua salobre
Finishing:
Buena (saturado recomendado)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
18350
Color:
Marron
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Moderadamente estable
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BETE
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Exterior joinery (building facade)
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Shipbuilding
Job class:
Uses Class 3.1
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 1 - muy resistente
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.660
Resistance to marin borer:
No- no se puede usar en ambientes marinos o en agua salobre
Finishing:
Buena
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
13620
Color:
Marron
Origin:
África
Stability:
Poco estable
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BILINGA
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Exterior joinery (building facade)
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Outdoor equipment - recreation
  • Industrial usage and heavy work
  • Shipbuilding
Job class:
Uses Class 4
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 1 - muy resistente
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.760
Resistance to marin borer:
Sí - cubre los usos finales en el medio marino o en agua salobre
Finishing:
Buena (saturado recomendado)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
14660
Color:
Amarillo anaranjado
Origin:
África
Stability:
Moderadamente estable - Estable
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BODIOA
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Outdoor equipment - recreation
  • Industrial usage and heavy work
Job class:
Uses Class 1
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 5 - no durables
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.890
Resistance to marin borer:
No- no se puede usar en ambientes marinos o en agua salobre
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
20290
Color:
Marrón claro
Origin:
África
Stability:
Moderadamente estable
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BOSSE
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Exterior joinery (building facade)
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Shipbuilding
Job class:
Uses Class 3.1
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 2 - duradero
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.630
Resistance to marin borer:
No- no se puede usar en ambientes marinos o en agua salobre
Finishing:
Medio (saturado recomendado)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
12650
Color:
Marron rosado
Origin:
África
Stability:
Estable
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BUBINGA
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Exterior joinery (building facade)
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Outdoor equipment - recreation
  • Miscellaneous uses
Job class:
Uses Class 4
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 2 - duradero
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.920
Resistance to marin borer:
No- no se puede usar en ambientes marinos o en agua salobre
Finishing:
Medio (saturado recomendado)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
20180
Color:
Rojo marrón
Origin:
África
Stability:
Poco estable
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Nomenclature générale des bois tropicaux - 7ème édition - 2016

Nomenclature générale des bois tropicaux

For 60 years, ATIBT has established and updated a nomenclature of tropical woods corresponding to each botanical species with an internationally recognized pilot name.

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