Massaranduba

WOOD FEATURES
Botanic name: Manilkara bidentata.
Commercial names: Massaranduba, Maçaranduba, Acana, Aus, Ausabo, Balata, Balata franc, Balata gomme, Balata rouge, Beefwood, Bolletri, Bolletrie, Bulletwood, Chicozapota, Macaranduba, Maparajuba, Massarandu, Nispero, Pamashto, Paraju, Quinilla colorada, Red balata
Location: South America.

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MASSARANDUBA Brazilian Decking Reeded surface
Manilkara bidentata

Massaranduba

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

COLOR: rich red.
GRAIN: straight grain and a fine texture
DENSITY: 1050Kg/m³
HARDNESS: 4.0-4.2 semi-hard
CONTRACTION: few nerved
CONTRACTION COEFFICIENT:
Volumetric: 7.9% (0.34)
Tangential: 9.4% (9.4)
Radial: 6.3%
DURABILITY: Highly durable. Not subject to beetle attack. Extremely resistant to preservative treatment.

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Static bending - bending strenght: 85 -110 N/mm²
Elasticity Module: 20.000 N/mm²
Axial compression: 52-80 N/mm²
Perpendicular compression: 6 N/mm² (ASTM)
Shear stress: 8.2-9.4 N/mm²