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GRH / MKG - Ipe
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Name
| Commercial Name |
Ipe, Greenheart, Makagrin
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| SBB Code |
GRH, MKG |
| Botanical Name |
Tabebuia serratiforlia & Tabebuia capitata |
| Family |
Bignoniaceae |
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Properties
| Color |
Olive brown to greyish brown |
| Grain |
Straight to interlocked |
| Texture |
Medium |
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Technical Data
| Green density |
1.28 g/cm3 |
| Air dry density at 12% MC |
1.05 g/cm3 |
| Bending strength at 12% MC |
180 N/mm2 |
| Crushing strength at 12% MC |
97 N/mm2 |
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End Use
| Industrial and parquet flooring, cabinets, sleepers, stairs, furniture, naval construction, hydraulic works, interior and exterior joinery |
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