Sucupira

Scientific name: Bowdichia nitida

 

Other common names:

Cutiúba, Macanaíba, Matanaíba, Sapupira, Sapupira-da-mata, Sebepira, Sepipira, Sicupira, Sucupira, Sucupira-amarela, Sucupira-da-mata, Sucupira-da-terra-firme, Sucupira-marreta, Sucupira-pele-de-sapo, Sucupira-preta, Sucupira-vermelha.

 

Phisical Properties:

 

Density(g/cm3)				Shrinkage (%)			Shrinkage Tangential/ Shrinkage Radial
Dry	Green	Basic	12%	Tangential	Radial	Volumetric
0.88		0.77		7.40	4.50	12.30	1.64

 

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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	1159	114	566	135	971	970
Dry	1570	138	885	163	1301	1153

 

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	59		119
Dry	43		128

 

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