Purpleheart

Category Type Material
Wood Wood Class II (15-25 years)

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Data Table for: Wood: Wood Class II (15-25 years): Purpleheart

Mechanical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Young's modulus 1600 - 18000 MPa
Tensile strength 2.8 - 4.5 MPa
Compressive strength 72 - 85 MPa
Bending strength 135 - 163 MPa

Physical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Density 0 - 800 kg/m3

Environmental Data

Quantity Value Unit
Eco indicator 95 1.38 mPt
EPS 159 mELU
Ex (in) / Ex (out) 2.54554919312858 MJ/MJ
GER 38.7 MJ
Raw materials input 2.7620728071578 kg
Solid 0.10102414893943 kg
Eco indicator 99 7.5 Pt
Environmental remarks Purpleheart is domently imported from Surinam and Guyana where it is extracted from the tropical rain forest. Deforestation of tropical wood causes serious local environmental problems and is possibly related to the climate change in the world. The transport to the Netherlands requires 2 * 250km by trailers (from factory to forest and back) and 7559km by ship. The processing to beams is done in Surianam and Guyana.
Author: Idemat 1998

General

     
Remarks Origin: Suriname, Guyana. Colour and texture: salmon-coloured to olive (in fresh state) , darkens fast to purple to violet; smooth surface. Smell: in fresh state not pleasant. Workability: (moderately) good to machine, but tools blunt fast; easy to glue; good surface treatment possible (waxing is preferable). Lower Heating Value 18.68 MJ
Sample

Sample: Wood Class II (15-25 years)

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