Dalmare (Pithecellobium jupunba)
Family: Leguminosae
Common names: Dalmare, Huruasa, Pipirie, Puni, Saman montanero, Savonette, Wild tamarind
Distributed in: Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Concrete formwork, Fuelwood, Furniture, Paneling, Plywood
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isRed, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Drying Defects: Moderate end spitting, Splitting
Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Gluing: Fair to Good Results
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Fair to Good , Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Steam bending: Poor to Very Poor Results
Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Fairly Easy to Very Easy;
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Finish is generally satisfactory;
- 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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576 |
kg/m3 |
| Bending Strength |
933 |
1394 |
kg/cm2 |
| Crushing Strength |
275 |
449 |
kg/cm2 |
| Hardness |
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kg |
| Impact Strength |
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cm |
| Shearing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
| Stiffness |
117 |
135 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
| Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
| Radial Shrinkage |
4 |
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% |
| Weight |
560 |
448 |
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 | 13276 | 19839 | psi | | Density | | 36 | lbs/ft3 | | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3916 | 6397 | psi | | Stiffness | 1665 | 1923 | 1000 psi | | Weight | 35 | 28 | lbs/ft3 | | Radial Shrinkage | 4 | | % | | Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Max. crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = very high Bending strength (MOR) = high
Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 9 Central America and the Caribbean,TRADA, Red Booklet SeriesErfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood B. Wood Species from S. American Tropical,Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry DepartmentFanshawe, D.B.,1954,Forest Products of British Guiana Part 1 Principal Timbers,Forest Department British Guiana Forestry Bulletin (New Series 2nd,Edition,No.1Marshall, R.C.,1934,Trees of Trinidad and Tobago,Government Printer Port of Spain TrinidadTakahashi, A.,1975,Compilation of data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part 2,Central and South America,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No.4
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