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Angelim vermelhoAngelim vermelhoAngelim vermelho
Angelim vermelho (Dinizia excelsa)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Angelim, Angelim carvao, Angelim falso, Angelim ferro, Angelim pedra, Angelim pedra verdadeiro, Angelim vermelho, Angelim-pedra, Faveira grande, Faveira preta, Kuraru, Parakwa

Distributed in: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: Grows in the Curua-Una Experimental Station and along the Tapajos river in the Para state, and in the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Rondonia, Amapa, and Roraima in Brazil. May also grow in the Guianas.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Barge fenders, Boat building (general), Boat building, Bridge beams, Bridge construction, Bridge joists, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Construction, Cooperages, Docks, Dockwork, Domestic flooring, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Flooring, Harbor work, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Joinery, Lifeboats, Light construction, Marine construction, Millwork, Mine timbers, Naval architecture, Parquet flooring, Poles, Raft floats, Rafts, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding, Stairrails, Stairworks, Stringers, Sub-flooring, Truck bodies, Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative, Wharf construction

Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber is occasionally produced from the species. Export of the material is irregular. The timber is imported from Brazil into China and Japan.

Environment profile: Status unknown due to inadequate information

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isLight reddish brown, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Very durable, Very durable

Odor: No specific taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Distortion (twist/warp) is likely, Material may collapse during drying

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is cylindrical

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Cutting Resistance: Rather high resistance to cutting because of high density

Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Pre-boring recommended

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,75
Density 849 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1197 1660 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 96 107 kg/cm2
Hardness 1369 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 169 kg/cm2
Stiffness 177 200 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 1169 817 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 17038 23623 psi
Crushing Strength 1378 1523 psi
Density 53 lbs/ft3
Hardness 3020 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 9318 12886 psi
Shearing Strength 2405 psi
Stiffness 2525 2845 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.75
Weight 73 51 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 14 %

Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu.ft
Shrinkage, Volumetric = large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high
Max. crushing strength = very high
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = high

Brazil -, I.B.D.F.,1980,Woods from Tucurui - characteristics and application,The Ag. Ministry Brazilian Institute for Forest DevelopmentBrazil-Ministerio do Interior,1979,Pesquisas e Informac￿ces sobre especies florestais da Amazonia,Dept. de Recuros Naturais Centro de Tecnologia MadeireiraChichignoud, 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.Ducke, A.,1943,The Most Important Woods of the Amazon Valley,Tropical Woods,12(74,pp1-15Erfurth, T., Rusche, H.,1976,The Marketing of Tropical Wood B. Wood Species from S. American Tropical,Moist Forests,F.A.O. Forestry DepartmentFanshawe, D.B.,1954,Forest Products of British Guiana Part 1 Principal Timbers,Forest Department British Guiana Forestry Bulletin (New Series 2nd,Edition,No.1Loureiro, A.A., Freitas da Silva, M.,1968,Catalogo das Madeiras da Amazonia (2 vols,Min. do Ultramar Belem BrasilRecord, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University PressSlooten, H.J. van der, et al,1962,Caracteristicas anatomicas y propiedades fisico-mecanicas de algunas,especies maderables de Brasil,Inst. Forstal Lat-Am. de Invest. y Cap. Merida Venezuela Boletin,10,pp39-93Teixeira, D. E., M. A. E. Santana and M. Rabelo de Souza.1988. Amazonian Timbers for the International Market.ITTO Technical Series 1.Brazilian Institute for Forestry Development, Brazil.
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