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SAFUKALA
Product classes (uses):
Job class:
Uses Class 2
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 4 - poco duradera
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.680
Resistance to marin borer:
No- no se puede usar en ambientes marinos o en agua salobre
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
16 090
Color:
Blanco cremoso
Stability:
Moderadamente estable
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SAPELLI
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 3 - moderadamente durable
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.690
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%):
13960
Color:
Rojo marrón
Origin:
África
Stability:
Moderadamente estable
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SERAYA WHITE
Product classes (uses):
  • Structures and panels
  • Carpentry and interior fittings
  • Miscellaneous uses
Job class:
Uses Class 2
Clase de resistencia a los hongos:
Clase 4 - poco duradera
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.620
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%):
12370
Color:
Blanco rosado
Origin:
Asia
Stability:
Poco estable
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SIPO
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 3 - moderadamente durable
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.620
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%):
13240
Color:
Rojo marrón
Origin:
África
Stability:
Moderadamente estable - Estable
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SUCUPIRA PRETA
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):
0.910
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%):
22300
Color:
Marrón oscuro
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Poco estable - Moderadamente 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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