MADEICENTRO - Estância e Serração de Madeiras Exóticas, Lda


	The timber is marketed by Madeicentro in the following forms: • Sawlogs Size: Thickness: 27/40 mm (other sizes available by request) Width: variable Length: variable

Pau Rosa

Origin: Africa

Family – Caesalpiniceae

Scientific name
Swartzia fistuloides

Trade and local names
Pau Rosa; Pau Ferro; Oken; Boto; Kisasamba

Physical properties

Density at 12% (kg/m³)

1100-1200

Heavy

Tangential Radial
Shrinkage (%)

6.2
4.4

Low
Medium

Mechanical properties

Static bending
Breaking strength (N/mm²)

208

High

Axial compression
Breaking strength (N/mm²)

89

High

Durability
Durable.

Technological properties
• Workability: some issues due to the grain.
• Seasoning: slow, given to splinting.
• Finish: allows good finishes.
• Gluing: satisfactory gluing qualities.

Main uses
• Flooring

Floor traffic

Light(residential)

Normal
(public buildings)

Heavy
(sports facilities)

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