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Acero
Acero (Krugiodendron ferreum)

Family: Rhamnaceae

Common names: Acero, Axe-master, Bariaco, Black ironwood, Bois de fer, Carey de Costa, Chimtoc, Ciguamo, Cocoyo, Coronel, Espejuelo, Guatafer, Hueso de Tortuga, Ironberrey, Ironwood, Leadwood, Manggel cora, Palo de hierro, Palo diablo, Quiebra-hacha, Quiebrahacha

Distributed in: Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico [US], Trinidad and Tobago, United States (Central America, North America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Charcoal, Fuelwood, Posts, Railroad ties, Turnery, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

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

Natural durability: Resistant to wood staining fungal attack, Susceptible to marine borer attack

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with green wood is difficult

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work


Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 1266 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 79 lbs/ft3
Weight 77 59 lbs/ft3

Density (dry weight) = >75 lbs/cu. ft

Britton, N.L., Millspaugh, C.F.,1920,The Bahama Flora,Britton & Millspaugh,New YorkEdmondson, C.H.,1949,Reaction of Woods from S.America and Caribbean areas to Marine Borers in,Hawaiian Waters,Caribbean Foresters,10(1,PP37-41Fors, A.J.,1965,Maderas Cubanas,Inst. Nac. Ref. Agraria La HabaraLamb, G.N.,1951,Foreign Woods - Black Ironwood (Krugiodendron ferreum, Banuyo,(Wallaceodendron celebicum, East African Camphor (Ocatea usambarensis,,Supa (Sindora supa) and Sepetir (Sindora Sp.,Wood and Wood Products 56(12) pp44-5Little, E.L., Wadsworth, F.H.,1964,Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook,No.249Record, S.J., Hess, R.W.,1943,Timbers of the New World,Yale University PressSchiffino, J.,1945,Riqueza Forestal Dominicana (Three volumes,Secretaria de Estado de Agric. Ind. y Trabajo
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