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Purpleheart
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Peltogyne spp.
South America
100-170 ft (30-50 m) tall,
3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Heavy structural use
Flooring
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
905 (kg/m3)
0.76, 0.90
11,190 N
151.7 MPa
20.26 GPa
83.7 MPa
Radial: 3.8%
Tangential: 6.4%
Volumetric: 10.6%
T/R Ratio: 1.7
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