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KurokaiKurokai
Kurokai (Protium decandrum)

Family: Burseraceae

Common names: Alcanfor, Anime, Azucarito, Balsamo, Bois Encens, Breu Branco, Breu preto, B￿amo, Carano, Chutra, Common kurokai, Copal, Copal caspi, Elimi, Fontole, Incense tree, Incienso, Kurokai, Latilla, Maruwa, Pom, Porokai, Sucuri￿Tacamahaco, Tingimoni, Tingimonie, Waruwai

Distributed in: Brazil, Columbia, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: The species occurs throughout tropical America, and is most abundant in the Amazon basin. It is frequent in the marsh forests of Guyana.

Common uses: Beams, Boat building: masts, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Construction, Core Stock, Decks, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Office furniture, Paneling, Particleboard, Plain veneer, Plywood, Veneer

Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber from this species is produced at a low rate. It is occasionally exported.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight to shallowly interlocked, the textureUniformand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to marine borer attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: UK=C US=T3C2/T3C1 Fr=3

Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow

Drying Defects: Resin Exudation, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good Resin in bark is used for incense and medicinal purposes

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Requires strong hold to prevent chipping of exit holes

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Mortising: Interlocked grain effects mortising

Moulding: Requires support at tool exits to prevent breaking out

Movement in Service: Requires support at tool exits to prevent breaking out

Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is modertely permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Wood free from interlocked responds well

Routing recessing: Routing interlocked grain requires special attention

Sanding: Material with interlocked grain requires care

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Poor to Very Poor Results

Screwing: Pre-boring recommended ; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Surface Preparation;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,49
Density 608 kg/m3
Bending Strength 795 1206 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 402 641 kg/cm2
Hardness 493 kg
Impact Strength 71 98 cm
Shearing Strength 148 kg/cm2
Stiffness 116 136 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 608 592 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,7 1,05 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 288 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 11314 17164 psi
Density 38 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1087 lbs
Impact Strength 28 39 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 5726 9128 psi
Shearing Strength 2115 psi
Stiffness 1650 1939 1000 psi
Toughness 250 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 10 15 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.49
Weight 38 37 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Max. crushing strength = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = medium
Toughness (total work) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Resists denting and marring
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Max. crushing strength = medium
Max. crushing strength = low
Heavy
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Density = high

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