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AfataAfata
Afata (Cordia trichotoma)

Family: Boraginaceae

Common names: Afata, Afata grande, Ajui, Alatrique, Amapa prieta, Arbol del ajo, Baria amarilla, Bohun, Bois de cipre, Bois de cype, Bojon, Bojon blanco, Bojon prieto, Brown silverballi, Buhun, Canalete de humo, Canjaro, Capa, Capa roja, Capaw, Cascudinho, Cautaro, Claraiba, Dzeui, Frei jorge, Freijo, Hormiguero, Lapachillo, Laurel, Laurel blanco, Laurel hembre, Laurel macho, Laurel negro, Loro, Loro amarillo, Loro negro, Louro, Louro amarello, Louro amarelo, Louro mutamba, Louro pardo, Louro-batata, Louro-da-serra, Louro-do-sul, Mutamba, Nopo, Palo de maria, Palo de rosa, Palo de rosa del pais, Pardillo, Pardillo de monte, Pau cacharro, Peterebi, Peterebi saiyu, Petereby, Petereri-hu, Peteribi saiyo, Prince wood, Salaam, Salmwood, Spanish elm, Suchah, Suchicahue, Tambor, Taparai, Urua, Uruasinho, Uruazeiro, Varia, Varia colorada

Distributed in: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay (Latin America)

Common uses: Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Cooperages, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Paneling, Plywood, Structural work, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterPronounced

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to marine borer attack

Kiln Schedules: UK=E US=T6D2/T3D1 Fr=5

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Easy

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy

Gluing: Easy to glue

Nailing: Easy to nail

Planing: Easy to plane

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine


Polishing: Satisfactory;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 592 kg/m3
Bending Strength 834 1293 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 415 616 kg/cm2
Hardness 493 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 139 kg/cm2
Stiffness 122 141 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 576 464 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 11870 18400 psi
Density 37 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1089 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 5905 8762 psi
Shearing Strength 1989 psi
Stiffness 1748 2016 1000 psi
Weight 36 29 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 12 %

Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Max. crushing strength = high
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.

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