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SUCUPIRA - BRAZILIAN CHESTNUT

BRAZILIAN CHESTNUT - SUCUPIRA
Diplotropis purpurea - Sucupira

Scientific Name:
Diplotropis Martiusii

Description:
Generally chocolate brown turning to a lighter brown when dry with fine lighter stripes sharply demarcated from whitish or yellowish sapwood. Sapwood is distinct, whitish or yellowish to cream. The luster is high with medium to coarse texture and its grain is straight or interlocked. It is a unique wood hardly found in the US.

Properties:
Heartwood is rated very durable and resistant to fungi. Also highly resistant to attack by dry-wood termites. Very stable wood. Due to its resemblance of ipe frequently used as an alternative choice.

Janka Hardness: 2140
Very hard with and Janka Hardness Scale of 2140lbf is almost hard as Cabreuva and Jatoba and close to 66% harder than red oak.

Workability:
The wood is moderately difficult to work and resulting surfaces, especially in planning, are fair to poor due to the coarse texture and frequent grain irregularity. The wood turns well and takes a good finish if filler is first applied.

Uses:
Heavy construction, recommended for wide use in floor coverings with heavy traffic

Item  Green Dry English
Density   54 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2,140 lbs
Weight 61 50 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 0 %


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