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Ipe
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Handroanthus spp.
South America
100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall,
2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter
Flooring
Decking
Furniture
Joinery - Exterior
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
1,100 (kg/m3)
0.91, 1.10
15,620 N
177.0 MPa
22.07 GPa
93.8 MPa
Radial: 5.9%
Tangential: 7.2%
Volumetric: 12.4%
T/R Ratio: 1.2
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