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Santos mahoganySantos mahoganySantos mahogany
Santos mahogany (Myroxylon balsamum)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Arbol de balsamo, Balsamito, Balsamo, Balsamo de Matagalpa, Balsamo de San Salvador, Balsamo de tolu, Balsamo de Valle, Balsamo del Peru, Balsamo negro, Balsamo-caboriba, Bosnian pine, Cabore, Caboreiba vermelha, Caboriba, Cabreuva, Cabreuva parda, Cabreuva vermelha, Cabriziva, Cedro chino, Chana-chana, Chirraca, Chucte, Estoraque, Greybark pine, Hoitziloxitl, Incienso, Incienso colorado, Kina, Kina morado, Kinakina, Marimbo, Naba, Nabal, Oleo de caboreiba, Oleo vermelho, Palo de balsamo, Pau de balsamo, Pau vermelho, Pino de Calabria, Quina, Quina estoracque, Quina morada, Quina-quina, Sandalo, Sangue de gato, Santos mahogany, Tache, Tolu, Ulor, Yaga-guienite

Distributed in: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: The range of this species extends over a wide area from southern Mexico southward through Central America to Argentina.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Bridge construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Chairs, Chemical derivatives, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Crossties, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles: general, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Ladders, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Mine timbers, Moldings, Office furniture, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Plywood, Posts, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Shingles, Sporting Goods, Stools, Structural work, Sub-flooring, Tables , Tool handles, Trimming, Turnery, Utility furniture, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wainscotting, Wardrobes

Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber from this species is produced at a low volume. Export potential is rated as fair.

Environment profile: Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center This species is officially classified as either Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable or Rare in Costa Rica, but there is not enough information to determine which specific class it falls into. Still quite abundant in Bolivia and Peru.

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureVery fineand the lusterPronounced

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: Wood has a spicy odor

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Rather high effect

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to fairly difficult to saw

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Special attention required

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Poor machining properties due to severe and rapid dulling of cutting edges

Sanding: Satisfactory sanding characteristics

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Good; Staining: Poor; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,7
Density 897 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1024 1431 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 110 172 kg/cm2
Hardness 1179 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 188 kg/cm2
Stiffness 139 163 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 881 769 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 406 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 14566 20367 psi
Crushing Strength 1575 2453 psi
Density 56 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2600 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 7724 11110 psi
Shearing Strength 2677 psi
Stiffness 1986 2329 1000 psi
Toughness 353 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.7
Weight 55 48 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 10 %

Max. crushing strength = high 0
Hardness (side grain) = very hard 0
Shrinkage, Radial = small 1
Bending strength (MOR) = high 1
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft 0
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft 0
Bending strength (MOR) = medium 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu.ft
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Very heavy
Very hard
Very dense
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Max. crushing strength = very high
Heavy
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Bending strength in the air-dry condition (about 12 percent moisture content) is exceptionally high. It is far superior in strength to either Teak or Hard maple. It is hard - harder than Teak, and does not marr or dent easily. It is a very heavy wood. The density of the wood is very high

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