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Haiari
Haiari (Alexa imperatricis)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Aroemata, Crook, Haiari, Haiariballi, Kapai, Koatoi, Leche de cochino, Neko-oudoo

Distributed in: Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America)

Distribution overview: Found in the Venezuelan Guiana, Guyana, Surinam, and the Brazilian Amazon region. Often dominant on the light-colored sands of the northwest and upper Mozaruni district and the Pakaraima Mountains in Guyana.

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Construction, Furniture, Interior construction, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Veneer: decorative

Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas

Tree size: Tree height is 40-50 m

Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellowish tanand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Very durable, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: Uk=B US=T2C2/T2C1 Fr=2/T2 - C2 (4/4); T2 - C1 (8/4) US

Drying Defects: Moderate end spitting, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

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

Boring: Good (75+ pieces out of 100 will yield good to excellent results)

Carving: Good results

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Mortising: Finishes well

Moulding: Good moulding properties

Movement in Service: Good moulding properties

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Holds satisfactorily

Planing: Planes to a satisfactory finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,32
Density 512 kg/m3
Bending Strength 485 742 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 380 482 kg/cm2
Hardness 386 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 117 128 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 496 416 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 133 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6911 10557 psi
Density 32 lbs/ft3
Hardness 852 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 5408 6866 psi
Stiffness 1665 1826 1000 psi
Toughness 116 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.32
Weight 31 26 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 12 %

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

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