Grapia
- Apuleia molaris
- English: Grapia, Garapa
- Central America.
Description
&;8226; Wood colour changes from yellowish to golden brown.
Applications
&;8226; Exterior carpentry.
&;8226; Interior carpentry.
&;8226; Stairs.
&;8226; Floorings.
&;8226; Deck for exterior.
Capacity of being impregnated
&;8226; Heartwood: low capacity of being impregnated.
&;8226; Sapwood: slighty capable of being impregnated.
Mechanization
&;8226; Sawing process: ordinary problems due to hardness.
Physical properties
&;8226; Apparent density at 12% humidity: 880 kg/m3. heavy wood.
&;8226; Hardness (Chaláis Meudon) 7.8. very hard wood.
Mechanical properties
&;8226; Resistance to static flexion: 1,820 kg/cm2.
&;8226; Elasticity module: 129,000 kg/cm2.
&;8226; Resistance to parallel compression 644 kg/cm2.
&;8226; Resistance to parallel traction: 1,150 kg/cm2.
