Product Details
Walaba, Apa, Apazeiro
Commercial Name
Walaba
SBB Code
WAL
Botanical name
Eperua Falcata
International trade name
Apa, Apazeiro
Family
Leguminosae (Caesalpinioideae)
Wood description
Sapwood
Distinct, white grey to pinkish
Heartwood
Light to dark red brown, dark streak with resin and oily exudation
Grain
Typically straight
Texture
Medium to coarse
Technological Characteristics
Green density
1.20 g/cm3
Air dry density at 12% MC
0.89 g/cm3
Bending strenght at 12% MC
139 N/mm2
Crushing strenght at 12% MC
71 N/mm2
Uses:
Interior & exterior joinery, Heavy dry construction, Industrial flooring, Post & poles shingles