Aguacatillo (Persea caerulea)
Family: Lauraceae
Common names: Aguacatillo, Aguatcate de monte, Canela rosa, Negrillo amarillo
Distributed in: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela (Latin America)
Common uses: Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Boxes and crates, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Plywood, Tool handles, Turnery, Veneer
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Non-resistant to powder post beetles, Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is misshapen
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fair to Good
Movement in Service: Fair to Good
Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is moderately resistant
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Fair to Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
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Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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512 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
542 |
849 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
275 |
449 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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451 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
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1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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Weight |
496 |
400 |
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 | 7711 | 12078 | psi | Density | | 32 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 995 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3916 | 6397 | psi | Weight | 31 | 25 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % | |
Max. crushing strength = medium Hardness (side grain) = soft Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = small Mor/Bending strength = medium Low Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Altamirano, S.V.,1992,Maderas de Bolivia (Caracteristicas y usos de 55 maderas tropicals,Camara Nacional ForestalPeru - P.A.D.T.,1981,Descripcion general y anatomica de 105 Maderas del Grupo Andino,Junta del Acuerdo de Cartagena, P.A.D.T. Report, Junac, Lima, Peru.
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