   
Cerejeira (Amburana cearensis)
Family: Leguminosae
Common names: Amburana, Amburana de cheiro, Angelim, Brazillian oak, Cerejeira, Cerejeira rajada, Cerejeira-rajada, Cerejeiro, Cerejeiro rajada, Cumare, Cumaru, Cumaru das caatingas, Cumaru de ceara, Cumaru de cheiro, Cumaru do ceara, Cumaru-das-caatingas, Cumbaru das cantingas, Emburana, Imburana, Imburana de cheiro, Ishpingo, Louro inga, Palo trebol, Roble, Roble criollo, Roble del norte, Roble del pais, Sorgoto, Sorioco, Trebol, Umburana, Umburana cheira
Distributed in: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru (Latin America)
Distribution overview: Widely distributed in the dry regions of Brazil and northern Argentina. In Peru, found in the tropical dry regions of the Huanuco Department on deep well- drained soils.
Common uses: Bedroom suites, Boat building, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Cooperages, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mine timbers, Musical instruments , Office furniture, Organ pipes, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Piano keys, Pianos , Plywood corestock, Plywood, Shipbuilding, Structural work, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative
Environment profile: Vulnerable
Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m
Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellowish tanand the sapwoodDifferent than heartwood, Yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureResinous and oilyand the lusterPronounced
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to wood staining fungal attack
Odor: Mildly scented
Drying Defects: Distortion, Moderate twist/warp
Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as good The nice scented seeds are used as perfume in toilet soaps and snuff. The fragrant oil contained in the bark of the tree is used for medicinal purposes. The species goes by many names, and is even referred to as Brazilian oak and Brazilian cherry by some in the United States because of its visual similarity to the two species.
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Use very sharp cutting edges to prevent grain from tearing
Carving: Good results
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Glues well
Mortising: good
Moulding: Good moulding properties
Movement in Service: Good moulding properties
Nailing: Pre-boring recommended, Tends to split during nailing
Planing: good
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood has low permeability
Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Moderate
Screwing: Pre-boring recommended, Recommend pre-boring; Turning: Sharp cutting edges required
Painting: Satisfactory; Polishing: Good; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Satisfactory;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,48 |
0,43 |
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Density |
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641 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
650 |
928 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
299 |
435 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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278 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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62 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
92 |
102 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
5 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
2 |
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% |
Weight |
657 |
624 |
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 | 9245 | 13208 | psi | Density | | 40 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 615 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 4257 | 6191 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 882 | psi | Stiffness | 1315 | 1462 | 1000 psi | Specific Gravity | 0.48 | 0.43 | | Weight | 41 | 39 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 5 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 7 | | % | |
Max. crushing strength = medium 0 Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Bending strength (MOR) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Hardness (side grain) = very soft Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = small Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Max. crushing strength = low Hardness (side grain) = soft
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