Fustic (Chlorophora tinctoria)
Family: Moraceae
Common names: Amarello, Amarelo, Amarillo, Amoeira, Amoreira branca, Auroeira, Avinge, Avinje, Barossa, Boid d'orange, Bois d'orange, Bois jaune, Brasil, Brasil palo amarillo, Cuba wood, Dinde, Dyers mulberry, Dyewood, Escambron de madera, Espinheiro branco, Fiselholz, Fresno de America, Fustetto, Fustic, Fustic mulberry, Fustic wood, Geelhout, Gelbholz, Insira caspi, Jataiba, Jocomico, Legno giallo, Limarona, Mora, Mora amarilla, Mora amarillo, Mora insira, Moral, Moral fino, Moral fustete, Moratana, Moreira, Morita, Odumbaum, Palo amarillo, Palo de mora, Palo naranjo, Palo negro, Palomoro, Pau amarello, Pau amarelo, Red fustic, Runa, Taiuva, Tajuba, Tatajiba, Tatajuba, Tatajuba-de-espinho, Tatane tauba, Tatayiba, Tatayivasaiyu, Tatayiviytayuba, Tatayva, Touvo, Toyuba, Tustete, Tustic, Yellow wood
Distributed in: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Widely distributed throughout tropical America. A northern form is found in coastal lowlands of southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America. A southern form is found in Misiones (Argentina), Paraguay and southern Brazil, but nowhere abundant.
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Bent Parts, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Bridge construction, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Chairs, Chemical derivatives, Chests, Construction, Crossties, Decks, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mathematical instruments, Mine timbers, Musical instruments, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Piling, Planks, Poles, Posts, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Shafts/Handles, Shipbuilding, Stools, Structural work, Tool handles, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Wharf construction, Wheel spokes, Wheels
Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber production from the species is low. Export potential is rated as fair.Apart from timber, the tree is economically valuable as the source of fustic, one of the most important commercial dye-woods. It yields a coloring compound called maclurin which used for the production of brown, yellow, and green dyes, especially for the olive-drab khaki. Its use dates back to the middle of the seventeenth century.
Environment profile: Vulnerable
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterPronounced
Natural durability: Very durable, Very durable
Odor: Has an odor
LightInduced Color Change: Darker
Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly
Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp
Ease of Drying: Requires special attention
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Slight
Boring: Poor
Carving: Poor results
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Moderate gluing properties
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Satisfactory nailing properties, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Routing is difficult
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Poor
Screwing: Satisfactory screwing properties, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Painting: Satisfactory; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Satisfactory
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- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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| Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
| Specific Gravity |
0,66 |
0,84 |
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| Density |
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881 |
kg/m3 |
| Bending Strength |
1146 |
1527 |
kg/cm2 |
| Crushing Strength |
124 |
133 |
kg/cm2 |
| Hardness |
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1098 |
kg |
| Impact Strength |
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cm |
| Shearing Strength |
|
163 |
kg/cm2 |
| Stiffness |
131 |
153 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
| Tangential Shrinkage |
5 |
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% |
| Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
| Weight |
881 |
689 |
kg/m3 |
| Maximum Load |
0,98 |
1,19 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
| Toughness |
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258 |
cm-kg |
| Static Bending |
642 |
993 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | | Item | Green | Dry | English | | Bending Strength | 16309 | 21728 | psi | | Crushing Strength | 1764 | 1901 | psi | | Density | | 55 | lbs/ft3 | | Hardness | | 2421 | lbs | | Maximum Crushing Strength | 8229 | 11474 | psi | | Shearing Strength | | 2326 | psi | | Static Bending | 9134 | 14132 | psi | | Stiffness | 1865 | 2182 | 1000 psi | | Toughness | | 224 | inch-lbs | | Work to Maximum Load | 14 | 17 | inch-lbs/in3 | | Specific Gravity | 0.66 | 0.84 | | | Weight | 55 | 43 | lbs/ft3 | | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | | Tangential Shrinkage | 5 | | % | | Volumetric Shrinkage | 7 | | % | |
Bending strength (MOR) = high 0 Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium 0 Max. crushing strength = high 0 Hardness (side grain) = hard 0 Shrinkage, Radial = small 0 Max. crushing strength = very high 0 Shrinkage, Volumetric = very small 1 Shrinkage, Tangential = small 1 Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft. 1 Bending strength (MOR) = very high Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high Shrinkage, Volumetric = small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very high Hardness (side grain) = very hard Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Very heavy Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Resists denting and marring Density = very high Bending strength (MOR) = medium
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