Brazilian Woods
 
 





Espinheiro-preto
COMMOM NAME
Senegalia polyphylla = Acacia polyphylla
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Mimosaceae
FAMILY
Tucumã-PA
ORIGIN

OTHERS COMMOM NAMES:  Acácia-monjolo, Angico-monjolo, Angiquinho, Espinheiro-preto, Fava-de-espinho, Gorucaia, Guarucaia, Juqueriguaçu, Maricá, Monjoleira, Monjoleiro, Paricá, Paricá-branco, Paricá-grande, Paricarana, Paricarana-de-espinho, Paricarana-do-amazonas,

RETENTION AND PENETRATION OF PRESERVATIVES IN WOOD
Preservative Retention (kg/m3) Penetration
Sapwood Heartwood Indistinct Sapwood Heartwood Indistinct
CCA-A     15       
Creosote     421       
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
0.70  1.20  0.60  0.74  10.10  4.90  14.00  2.06

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 770  114  309  46  323  325 
Dry 1066  132  590  87  691  496 
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 49  54  101  66  125 
Dry 35  65  117     

Heartwood Color Classification: White