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PADOUK d'AFRIQUE
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 4
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 1 - muy resistente
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:
Medio (saturado recomendado)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
15870
Color:
Rojo
Origin:
África
Stability:
Estable
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PAO ROSA
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Miscellaneous uses
Job class:
Uses Class 4
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 1 - muy resistente
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
1.020
Resistance to marin borer:
No- no se puede usar en ambientes marinos o en agua salobre
Finishing:
Medio
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
21290
Color:
Rojo claro
Origin:
África
Stability:
Estable
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PAU AMARELO
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Exterior joinery (building facade)
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Outdoor equipment - recreation
  • Industrial usage and heavy work
  • Miscellaneous uses
Job class:
Uses Class 4
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 2 - duradero
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.810
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%):
19460
Color:
Amarillo
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Poco estable - Moderadamente estable
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PAU ROXO
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 3.1
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 3 - moderadamente durable
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:
Buena
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
21250
Color:
Púrpura
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Poco estable - Moderadamente estable
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PIQUIARANA
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 3.1
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 2 - duradero
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.800
Resistance to marin borer:
No- no se puede usar en ambientes marinos o en agua salobre
Finishing:
Buena (saturado recomendado)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
17640
Color:
De color amarillo pardo
Origin:
Sudamerica
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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