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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

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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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