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Aceite
Aceite (Copaifera multijuga)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Aceite, Balsam, Cabimo, Cabino blanco, Camiba, Canime, Caniva, Copahiba Angelim, Copahyba, Copaiba, Copaiba marimari, Copaibarana, Copaibo, Cupay, Hoepelhout, Koepajoewa, Maram, Palo de aceite, Panchimouti, Pau d'oleo, Timbo y ata

Distributed in: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: It is found from the mid-Tapaj￿iver in the east to Amazonas and Rond￿ states in the west (Ducke 1949) on the south side of the Amazonas River; it is also found from the Trombetas River west into Amazonas on the north side. C. multijuga occurs in numerous habitats, from the terra firma forests, to the flooded and/or sandy margins of lakes and streams, to the cerrado forests of central Brazil. It occurs on both sandy and clayey soils, and generally occupies the upper canopy or may occasionally be an emergent.

Common uses: Balusters, Beams, Bedroom suites, Blockboard, Boat building, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Casks, Concrete formwork, Construction, Cutting surfaces, Decks, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory construction, Figured veneer, Flooring, Form work, Foundation posts, Framing, Furniture , General carpentry, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Joists, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Paneling , Turnery

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodWell defined, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to termite attack, Very durable

Odor: Has an odor

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Slight twist/warp, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Good results

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Surface Preparation

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Very good planing properties

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Routing yields good results

Steam bending: Poor to Very Poor Results

Screwing: Good screwing properties, Pre-boring recommended; Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results

Painting: Good; Polishing: Surface Preparation; Staining: Surface Preparation;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,38
Density 480 kg/m3
Bending Strength 742 951 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 343 484 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 124 138 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 10564 13534 psi
Density 30 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 4885 6897 psi
Stiffness 1774 1964 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.38
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 10 %

Density = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = high

Chichignoud, M., G. Deon, P. Detienne, B. Parant, and P. Vantomme.1990.Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America.International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO, Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Division of CIRAD, 45 bis Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle, Nogent-sur-marne, CEDEX, France.Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Maeglin, R., C. K. Baah, G. Troemmer, J. D. Danielson, and S. P. Loehnertz.1989.Pre-project Report:Sawing of Difficult Species.Prepared for International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin.
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