Mexican Cedar
Scientific name:
Cedrela odorata L.
Geographic origin:
Central America, south America, the Caribbean and the west Indies.
- Sapwood: pink white.
- Heartwood: pink brown to light red that darkens whith the light effects.
- Fiber: straight, it is usually slightly intertwined.
- Grain: medium size.
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Capacity of being impregnated
- Sapwood: medium capacity of being impregnated.
- Heartwood: medium to none capacity of being impregnated.
Mechanical properties
- Resistance to static flexion 753 kg/cm2.
- Elasticity module 90,000 kg/cm2.
- Resistance to compression 415 kg/cm2.
Mechanization
- Sawing process: easy and with no difficulties.
- Drying process: quite slow. Little risk of collapse. Little risk of deformation and crack formation. High risk of resin exudations.
- Planing process: Easy. Risk of repelling on pieces of intertwined fibers.
- Gluing process: no difficulties, except in case of excess resin exudations, where wood surfaces should be previously cleaned by using organic solvents.
- Nailing and screwing process: easy.
- Finish: no difficulties, except those mentioned cases of exudations.
Physical properties
- Apparent density at 12% humidity 490 kg/m3 light.
- Dimensional stability
- - Volumetric contraction coefficient 0.34 % highly stable wood.
- - Relation between contractions 1.5% no tendency to deformity.
- Hardness (Chaláis-Meudon) 2.0 soft to semi-softwood.
Observations
- Atenció, molt important: espècie protegida pel conveni CITES. Està continguda en l'apèndix III per a les poblacions de Colòmbia i Perú. Es precisa un permís d'exportació CITES per als exemplars obtinguts a Colòmbia i Perú. En ela cas d'obtenir-se en altres països, necessita un certificat d'origen expedit per l'Autoritat Administrativa CITES del país exportador, o re-exportador.
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