Grapia
Scientific name:
Apuleia molaris
Geographic origin:
Central America.
- Wood colour changes from yellowish to golden brown.
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Capacity of being impregnated
- Heartwood: low capacity of being impregnated.
- Sapwood: slighty capable of being impregnated.
Mechanical properties
- Resistance to static flexion: 1,820 kg/cm2.
- Elasticity module: 129,000 kg/cm2.
- Resistance to parallel compression 644 kg/cm2.
- Resistance to parallel traction: 1,150 kg/cm2.
Mechanization
- Sawing process: ordinary problems due to hardness.
Physical properties
- Apparent density at 12% humidity: 880 kg/m3. heavy wood.
- Hardness (Chaláis Meudon) 7.8. very hard wood.
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