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Caucho
Caucho (Sapium jermanni)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common names: Caucho, Curupi, Lechero

Distributed in: Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Venezuela (Central America)

Distribution overview: The genus Sapium consists of about 100 species of trees and shrubs, and is pan-tropical in distribution. It is very well represented throughout tropical America, from Mexico and the West Indies to Uruguay and Argentina.

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Building materials, Casks, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Fiberboard, Figured veneer, Furniture , General carpentry, Interior construction, Interior trim, Millwork, Packing cases, Particleboard, Plain veneer, Plywood, Rustic furniture, Structural plywood, Tables , Utility furniture, Utility plywood, Veneer

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhitish, yellowish, or light brown , Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Prone to blue stain, Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: No distinct odor or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Internal Honeycombing Possible, Slight warping and checking during air-season

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: May occasionally be fuzzy

Carving: Good results

Cutting Resistance: Saws without difficulty

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Very Good to Excellent Results

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Poor to Very Poor Results; Turning: Yields fairly smooth surfaces


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,46
Density 560 kg/m3
Bending Strength 530 785 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 220 421 kg/cm2
Hardness 311 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 101 115 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 544 448 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 94 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 7546 11167 psi
Density 35 lbs/ft3
Hardness 686 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3136 5998 psi
Stiffness 1450 1646 1000 psi
Toughness 82 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.46
Weight 34 28. lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 9 %

Surfaces may dent easily
Soft
Mars easilt
Heavy
Does not wear well
Density=High
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength in the air-dry condition (about 12%moisture content)is high-comparable to Teak

Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Record, S.J. and R.W. Hess. 1943. Timbers of the New World. Published on the Charles Lathrop Pack Foundation, Yale University Press, New Haven CT.
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