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Bois sucre
Bois sucre (Inga alba)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Bois sucre, Bow pagode, Guamo colorado, Kawariye, Kurang, Kwari, Manniballi, Maporokon, Prokonie, Yokar

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

Common uses: Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Concrete formwork, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture, Light construction, Plywood, Veneer

Tree size: Sapwood width is 0-5 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite to cream, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodSame as heartwood, White to yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to marine borer attack

Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast

Drying Defects: Moderate cupping, Moderate twist/warp

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 560 kg/m3
Bending Strength 579 907 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 327 512 kg/cm2
Hardness 752 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 139 kg/cm2
Stiffness 117 135 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 544 432 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8244 12907 psi
Density 35 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1658 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 4662 7284 psi
Shearing Strength 1989 psi
Stiffness 1665 1923 1000 psi
Weight 34 27 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Max. crushing strength = high
Hardness (side grain) = medium

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