Brazilian Woods
 
 





Tatajuba
COMMOM NAME
Bagassa guianensis
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Moraceae
FAMILY
Belém-PA
ORIGIN

OTHERS COMMOM NAMES:  Amaparana, Amarelão, Amarelo, Bagaceira, Cachaceiro, Garrote, Pente-de-macaco, Tatajuba, Tatajubá, Tatajuba-de-belém, Totajuba,

RETENTION AND PENETRATION OF PRESERVATIVES IN WOOD
Preservative Retention (kg/m3) Penetration
Sapwood Heartwood Indistinct Sapwood Heartwood Indistinct
CCA-A            
Creosote            
Obs.: the retention of the creosote is expressed in kilogram of preservative by cubic meter of treated wood and the one of the CCA-A in kilogram of active ingredients for cubic meter of wood

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Density(g/cm3) Shrinkage (%) Shrinkage Tangential/ Shrinkage Radial
Dry Green Basic 12% Tangential Radial Volumetric
0.77    0.70    5.80  4.10  9.50  1.41

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
State Static Bending Compression Janka Hardness
Modulus of rupture (kgf/cm2) Modulus of elasticity (1.000kgf/cm2) Parallel to the grain Perpendicular to the grain Parallel to the grain (kgf) End to the grain (kgf)
Maximum compression (kgf/cm2) Stress at proportional limit (kgf/cm2)
Green 1067  115  572  105  830  703 
Dry 1269  118  801  139  1007  753 
State Tension Cleavage strenght Shear Nail extration
Perpendicular to the grain Maximum compression (kgf/cm) Maximum compression (kgf/cm) Parallel to the grain (kgf) End to the grain (kgf)
Maximum compression (kgf/cm2)
Green 74    120     
Dry 53    128     

Heartwood Color Classification: Yellow


Casca

Seção transversal

Corte tangencial

Tora