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Lenga

Botanical Name
Nothofagus pumilio

Other Names
Lenga

Origin
South America

Sapwood Colour
White to light pink

Heartwood Colour

Pink to light brown with yellow tints

Grain
Straight and interlocked

Texture
Fine and homogeneous

Common Uses
Furniture, panelling, turnings

Physical Properties at MC 12%

Density kg/m3 570
Specific gravity0.53
Hardness N3600
Bending StrengthN/mm284.8
StiffnessN/mm211700
Radial shrinkage %4
Tangential shrinkage %
7

Working Properties

StabilityxxxBendingx
MachiningxxxScrewingxx
GluingxxxxPaintingxxx
SandingxxxxStaining xxxx

xxxx = excellent
xxx = good

xx = fair
x = not good