Tropical timber species

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FARO
Product classes (uses):
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
Job class:
Uses Class 1
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 5 - non durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.550
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Media (riempimento dei pori raccomandato)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
9550
Color:
Marrone
Origin:
Africa
Stability:
Moderatamente stabile
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FAVA AMARGOSA
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FINITURE PER ESTERNI (FACCIATE DI EDIFICI)
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
  • OPERE DI INGEGNERIA
Job class:
Uses Class 2
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 3 - Moderatamente durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.750
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Media (riempimento dei pori raccomandato)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
19500
Color:
Marrone giallastro
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Moderatamente stabile - Stabile
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FRAMIRE
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FINITURE PER ESTERNI (FACCIATE DI EDIFICI)
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
Job class:
Uses Class 2
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 3 - Moderatamente durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.500
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Media (riempimento dei pori raccomandato)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
11350
Color:
Giallo
Origin:
Africa
Stability:
Stabile
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FREIJO
Product classes (uses):
  • STRUTTURE E PANNELLI
  • FINITURE PER ESTERNI (FACCIATE DI EDIFICI)
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
  • OPERE DI INGEGNERIA
  • NAUTICA
Job class:
Uses Class 3.1
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 2 - Durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.580
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Media (riempimento dei pori raccomandato)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
17270
Color:
Marrone chiaro
Origin:
Sudamerica
Stability:
Moderatamente stabile
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FUMA
Product classes (uses):
  • FALEGNAMERIA E ARREDAMENTI PER INTERNI
Job class:
Uses Class 1
Class of resistance to fungi:
Classe 5 - non durabile
Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):
0.320
Resistance to marin borer:
No - Non utilizzabile in ambiente marino
Finishing:
Media (riempimento dei pori raccomandato)
Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):
5130
Color:
Bianco crema
Origin:
Africa, 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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