Muiracatiara-rajada

Scientific name: Astronium lecointei

 

Other common names:

Aderno-preto, Aroeira, Aroeirão, Baracatiara, Gibatão-rajado, Gomável, Gonçaleiro, Gonçalo, Gonçalo-alves, Guarabu-do-campo, Guarabu-rajado, Guaribu-preto, Guaritá-rajado, Gurubó, Jejuera, Maracatiara, Maracatiara-branca, Maracatiara-vermelha, Maracoatiara, Muiracatiara, Muiracatiara-rajada, Muiracoatiara, Muiracoatiara-preta, Muiraquatiara, Pau-gonçalo, Sanguessugueira.

 

Phisical Properties:

 

Density(g/cm3)				Shrinkage (%)			Shrinkage Tangential/ Shrinkage Radial
Dry	Green	Basic	12%	Tangential	Radial	Volumetric
0.84		0.75		7.20	4.10	11.00	1.76

 

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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	1026	115	531	113	672	684
Dry	1485	132	858	149	784	883

 

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	69		100
Dry			120

 

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