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IPE / LAPACHO

Names

Other trade names: Ebano verde, Pau d’arco, Ebene verte, Iron wood, Groenhart, Brazilian Walnut
Scientific name: Tabebuia spp
Family: Bignoniaceae
 

Wood Description

Color: olive brown to moderately dark brown
Grain: always interlocked, sometimes very highly
Texture: fine to medium
 

Technological Characteristics

Green weight: 1300 kg/m³
Specific gravity at 12% MC: 1050 kg/m³ (very heavy)
Tangential shrinkage (T%): 6.5
Radial shrinkage (R%): 5.2
Crushing strength at 12% MC: 95 N/mm²
Modulus of elasticity at 12% MC: 18800 N/mm²
 

Processing

Sawing: easy / power required
Blunting effect: moderate
Drying: no important risks but must be handled slowly
Risks of distortion: slight
Risks of checking: slight
 

Durability

Decay: very good
Termites: very good
Insects of dry woods: very good
 

Uses

Cabinet work, industrial and decorative flooring/joinery, bridge decking, sleeper, carpentry, turnery

(extracted from “Tropical Timber Atlas of Latin America”, published by the International Tropical Timber Organization and Centre Technique Forestier Tropical)