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HuraHura
Hura (Hura crepitans)

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common names: Acacu, Acau, Acuapa, Acuapar, Arbol del diablo, Arbre au diable, Areeiro, Arenillero, Arerillo, Asniakara, Assacu, Bois du diable, Castana, Castaneto, Catahua, Cataua, Ceiba amarilla, Ceiba bla, Ceiba blanca, Ceiba de leche, Ceiba habilla, Ceiba habillo, Ceiba mil pesos, Cuatatachi, Haba, Haba de indio, Habillo, Hura, Hura wood, Jabillo, Javillo, Molinillo, Monkeys dinner bell, Nune, Ochoho, Ochoo, Ovillo, Pet du diable, Possentrie, Possum, Possumwood, Quauhayohuatli, Quauhtlat-latzin, Racuada, Rakuda, Rakudar, Sablier, Salvadera, Sandbox, Seda blanca, Solimanche, Tetereta, Tronador, Uacacu

Distributed in: Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico [US], Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Throughout the West Indies and from Central America to northern Brazil and Bolivia.￿ Often occurs in nearly pure stands in Surinam on moist sandy loam. Frequently cultivated for shade. In Bolivia, found in the transition from humid tropical forest to humid sub-tropical forest in the provinces of Santa Cruz, Beni, Cochabamba and La Paz y Pando.

Common uses: Blockboard, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Concrete formwork, Core Stock, Cutting surfaces, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Fiberboard, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Food containers, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, General carpentry, Hatracks, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Matchboxes, Matches, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Pallets, Particleboard, Plain veneer, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Shingles, Sporting Goods, Stools, Structural plywood, Veneer

Product sources: The ITTO reports that small quantities of timber from this lesser-known-species is exported at a regular rate from Brazil to the United States, Venezuela, and Germany.

Environment profile: Vulnerable

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellowish whiteand the sapwoodWhite, White to yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterPronounced

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

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Silica Content: Contains silica

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

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

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid (<10 days for boards < 32 mm, to <30 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good Tension wood is common

Blunting Effect: Slight

Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult

Carving: Fairly difficult to carve

Cutting Resistance: Cutting resistance with dry wood is variable

Gluing: Glues well

Mortising: Moderately easy to mortise

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Fair to Good , Holds nails well

Planing: Tension & interlocked grain may cause woolly surfaces

Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood

Response to hand tools: Variable qualities

Routing recessing: Routing is difficult

Sanding: Poor results

Veneering qualities: Moderately easy to veneer, There is slight to moderate drying degrade and the potential for buckles and splits

Screwing: Good screwing properties, Screwing yields satisfactory results; Turning: Tension wood may cause surfaces to be woolly

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,31 0,34
Density 432 kg/m3
Bending Strength 388 563 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 28 43 kg/cm2
Hardness 253 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 69 kg/cm2
Stiffness 73 84 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 4 %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 416 336 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,42 0,49 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 79 cm-kg
Static Bending 270 370 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 5529 8010 psi
Crushing Strength 402 613 psi
Density 27 lbs/ft3
Hardness 558 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 2212 3902 psi
Shearing Strength 990 psi
Static Bending 3851 5272 psi
Stiffness 1039 1196 1000 psi
Toughness 69 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 6 7 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.31 0.34
Weight 26 21 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 4 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 8 %

Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low 0
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small 0
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low 0
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Shrinkage, Radial = very small 0
Hardness (side grain) = very soft 0
Bending strength (MOR) = low 0
Max. crushing strength = low 0
Bending strength (MOR) = very low 0
Max. crushing strength (stiffness) = very low 1
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 15-22 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium

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