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Garapa

Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:

Common use:

General Information

Apuleia leiocarpa

South America

65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall,

3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter

Decking

Cladding

Furniture

Flooring

Marine or freshwater construction

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Technical Information

Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage: 
 

820 (kg/m3) 

0.65, 0.82

7,350 N

127.8 MPa

15.57 GPa

62.3 MPa

Radial: 4.2%

Tangential: 7.5%

Volumetric: 11.4% 

T/R Ratio: 1.8

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