Pau-amarelo

Scientific name: Euxylophora paraensis

 

Other common names:

Amarelão, Amarelinho, Amarelo, Amarelo-cetim, Cetim, Espinheiro, Limãorana, Muiratanã, Muiratauá, Pau-amarelo, Pau-cetim, Pequiá-cetim, Piquiá-cetim.

 

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Phisical Properties:

 

Density(g/cm3)				Shrinkage (%)			Shrinkage Tangential/ Shrinkage Radial
Dry	Green	Basic	12%	Tangential	Radial	Volumetric
0.77		0.68		6.10	4.50	11.10	1.36

 

Mechanical Properties:

 

State	Static Bending		Compression		Janka Hardness
	Modulus of rupture (kgf/cm2)	Modulus of elasticity (1.000kgf/cm2)	Parallel to the grain	Perpendicular to the grain	Parallel to the grain (kgf)	End to the grain (kgf)
			Maximum compression (kgf/cm2)	Stress at proportional limit (kgf/cm2)
Green	949	94	418	96	742	665
Dry	1176	130	711	136	1092	846

 

State	Tension	Cleavage strenght	Shear	Nail extration
	Perpendicular to the grain	Maximum compression (kgf/cm)	Maximum compression (kgf/cm)	Parallel to the grain (kgf)	End to the grain (kgf)
	Maximum compression (kgf/cm2)
Green	62		118
Dry	45		108

 

Source: Laboratory of Forest Products - IBAMA-Brasília-Brazil