Itauba (Mezilaurus navalium)
Family:
Common names: Itauba, Itauba amarella, Itauba preta, Jaune, Kaneelhout, Kaneerjoe, Kjanarie, Kjarie, Siroeaballi, Taoub, Tapinhoa
Distributed in: Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname (Latin America)
Distribution overview: The species occurs in tropical South America, and can be found in Surinam, Brazil, and French Guiana.
Common uses: Boat building, Bridge construction, Cabinetmaking, Construction, Cooperages, Crossties, Decks, Exterior uses, Flooring, Furniture , General carpentry, Interior trim, Joinery, Naval architecture, Planks
Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber is regularly produced from this species, but it is exported in small quantities.
Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed
Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m
Colors: the heart isPink, Yellowand the sapwoodColor not distinct from heartwood, Yellow.The grain isStraight to roey, the textureOily feel and the lusterSlightly lustrous
Natural durability: Highly resistant to decay and wood destroying insects , Moderately durable
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Silica Content: Siliceous
Drying Defects: Distortion (twist/warp) is likely, Severe surface checking
Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care
Blunting Effect: Medium to fairly severe effect
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Use special attention for best results
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Difficult to nail, Possible if prebored
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Polishing: Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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0,79 |
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Density |
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833 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
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1238 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
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619 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
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161 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
4 |
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% |
Weight |
1025 |
817 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | | 17620 | psi | Density | | 52 | lbs/ft3 | Maximum Crushing Strength | | 8810 | psi | Stiffness | | 2302 | 1000 psi | Specific Gravity | | 0.79 | | Weight | 64 | 51 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 4 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 10 | | % | |
Weight = very high Density = very high Compression strength (parallel to grain) = very high Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Chichignoud, M., G. Deon, P. Detienne, B. Parant, and P. Vantomme. 1990. Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America. Prepared for International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) by Centre Technique Forestier Tropical (CTFT, Division of CIRAD, 45bis, Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle, Nogent-sur-Marne Cedex, France.Kribbs, D.A. 1959. Commercial Foreign Woods on the American Market. Buckhout Lab., Dept. of Botany, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
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