Tropical timber species

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CAMBARA
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FINITURE PER ESTERNI (FACCIATE DI EDIFICI)
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
  • ALTRI USI
Job class:
Uses Class 2
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 3 - Moderatamente durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.600
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Buona (riempimento dei pori consigliato)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
15520
Color:
Marrone chiaro
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Instabile
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CEDRO
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FINITURE PER ESTERNI (FACCIATE DI EDIFICI)
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
  • NAUTICA
  • ALTRI USI
Job class:
Uses Class 3.1
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 2 - Durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.460
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
9210
Color:
Marrone
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Stabile
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CONGOTALI
Product classes (uses):
  • OPERE DI INGEGNERIA
  • NAUTICA
Job class:
Uses Class 4
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 1 - molto durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
1.100
Resistance to marin borer:
Sì - utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
26700
Color:
Marrone rossastro
Origin:
Africa
Stability:
Instabile
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CUMARU
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
  • ARREDI ESTERNI – STRUTTURE RICREATIVE
  • OPERE DI INGEGNERIA
  • NAUTICA
  • ALTRI USI
Job class:
Uses Class 4
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 1 - molto durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
1.070
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Media (riempimento dei pori raccomandato)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
26610
Color:
Marrone rossastro
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Moderatamente stabile - Stabile
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CURUPIXA
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FINITURE PER ESTERNI (FACCIATE DI EDIFICI)
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
  • ARREDI ESTERNI – STRUTTURE RICREATIVE
  • ALTRI USI
Job class:
Uses Class 1
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 5 - non durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.750
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Buona
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
17300
Color:
Marrone chiaro
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Instabile - Moderatamente stabile
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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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