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Garapa

Botanical Name
Apuleia leiocarpa

Other Names
Grapia, Muirajuba, Cobre, Ana caspi

Origin
Central America

Sapwood Colour
Light yellow

Heartwood Colour

Yellow to brown yellow

Grain
Interlocked

Texture
Fine to medium, traces of silica

Common Uses
Construction, flooring, marine construction, truck flooring

Physical Properties at MC 12%

Density kg/m3 830
Specific gravity0.70
Hardness N7180
Bending StrengthN/mm2
StiffnessN/mm2
Radial shrinkage %6
Tangential shrinkage %
11

Working Properties

StabilityxxxBendingx
MachiningxxScrewingxxx
GluingxPaintingxxx
SandingxStaining xx

xxxx = excellent
xxx = good

xx = fair
x = not good