Tigerwood decking and
hardwood unfinished flooring
Common Name(s): Cebil, Curupay, tigerwood,
Astronium
Other common names: Angico, Angico preto,
Angico prieto, Angico-bravo, Angico-preto-rajado, Angico-rajado,
Angico-vermelho, Astronium Tigerwood Cambui-ferro, Cebil, Cebil Colorado,
Cebil moro, Curupay, Curupay ata, Curupay negro, Curupay-ata, Dark angico,
Guarapiraca, Patagonian Rosewood
Scientific Name
Tigerwood: Anadenanthera macrocarpa
Family: Leguminosae
Colour: Red brown
Grain:
interlocked
Density: 1060 kg/m3
Class: II
Sapwood: clearly demarcated
Technical specification
data on Tigerwood
Tree Size: 65-80 ft (20-25 m) tall, 2-3 ft
(.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter
Distribution: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,
Peru and Bolivia
Average Dried Weight: 66 lbs/ft3 (1,060
kg/m3)
Elastic Strength: 2,639,000 lbf/in2 (18,200
MPa)
Crushing Strength: 14,100 lbf/in2 (97.2
MPa)
Basic Specific Gravity: .86
Rupture Strength: 28,010 lbf/in2 (193,180
kPa)
Hardness: 3,630 lbf (16,150 N)
Tangential shrinkage: 7.6%
Radial shrinkage: 4.6%
Volumetric: 12.0%, T/R Ratio: 1.7
Uses tigerwood:
garden furniture, turnery stairways
turnery, door and window frames, heavy constructions, decking, flooring, wood
carvings, truck beds
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