Specs
- Common Names
- Angelim vermelho, Angelim pedra, Brazilian Apitong
- Scientific Name
- Dinizia excelsa
- Origin
- Primarily Brazil and Guyana in South America
- Appearance
- Heartwood is reddish brown, sometimes with colored streaks; slightly paler sapwood isn’t always clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Freshly sawn surfaces can have a lighter olive hue, with color darkening to a deeper reddish brown with age. Grain is usually interlocked, with a uniform, medium-coarse texture. Moderate natural luster.
- Avg. Dried Weight
- 67 lbs/ft3 (1070 kg/m3)
- Janka Hardness
- 3160 lbf
- Modulus of Rupture
- 22,550 lbf/in2 (156 MPa)
- Elastic Modulus
- 2,811,000 lbf/in2 (19.39 GPa)
- Crushing Strength
- 12,450 lbf/in2 (85.9 MPa)
- Shrinkage
- Radial: 5.4%, Tangential: 8.8%
- Durability
- Rated as durable to very durable, with good resistance to insect attack.
- Workability
- Considered to be difficult to work on account of its density and irregular grain. The wood also has a high cutting resistance with a pronounced blunting effect on cutters.
