Piquia Marfim

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Piquia marfim Hardwood

Piquia marfim is a lesser known type of hardwood. Another name for this hardwood is Araracanga. Piquia marfim grows in tropical Central America and South America and is particularly suitable for wooden structures, posts, interior frames and floors. It is a pretty versatile piece of hardwood!

Durability class

Class 1.

Strength class

D45.

Applications

Piquia marfim is suitable as construction wood, for decking, furniture, wooden posts, decking, turning, (parquet) floors, fencing and interior frames.

Specific gravity

Fresh 1100-1200 kg/m3. At 12% moisture content 850-950 kg/m3.

Colour

The colour of Piquia Marfim wood is orange brown, light brown to light pinkish red.

Details

The sapwood is somewhat lighter in colour than the heartwood, but is sometimes difficult to distinguish. The heartwood has a slightly bitter taste, but no noticeable odour.

Grain

Straight or cross-thread, or even an irregular thread.

Timber texture

Fine to moderately coarse.

Drying

Thin wood dries slowly with a slight tendency to form head cracks and moderate to severe tendency to warp. With thicker Piquia marfim wood, a lot of cracking occurs during drying.

Hardness

10000 N Janka.

Workability

Considering the density, this type of wood is not difficult to machine. It has a moderate dulling effect on cutting tools. Due to the crosshair there is a risk of indentation, but with a correct cutting angle a smooth surface can be obtained. The wood can also be lathed and sanded well.

Screwing/nailing

Difficult, pre-drilling is necessary.

Finishing of surface

Good. Moderately good to create a smooth finish.

Botanical name

Aspidosperma desmanthum

Other names

Araracanga, kromanti kopi (Surinam).

Quality requirements

Piquia marfim is listed in the NEN 5493 'Quality requirements for hardwood in earth, road and hydraulic engineering works and other construction applications.

Stability

Unknown.

Remarks

The Piquia Marfim trees reach up to 20-45 m with a diameter up to 90 cm. The trunks are 15-25 meters long.

Origin area

Piquia Marfim hardwood grows in tropical Central America and South America.