Breu Hardwood Plywood and Panels
Breu Specie Technical Specifications -
Nova specializes in Exotic Hardwood Flooring and Decking, Prefinished Solid Flooring,
Unfinished Solid Flooring and Engineered Flooring, and Imported Plywood and Panels.
- Description: Breu wood has a light brown coloring that can also contain shades of pink. The wood has a medium texture with a grain that can be both straight or interlocked. Breu has good workability ratings for peeling and nailing / screwing.
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- Other Names: Protium spp., Carano, Anime, Currucay, Porokay
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Breu Scientific Properties and Technical Specifications
- Janka Hardness: 1,520 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 12,330 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 2,080 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 640
- Color: Heartwood can be reddish-brown to brown with occasional dark brown lines. Sapwood is pinkish.
- Photosensitivity:
- Tangential Shrinkage: 10.0 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 5.5 %
- Family: Burseraceae
- Tree Characteristics: The Breu tree can grow up to 90 feet high and up to 40 inches in diameter.
- Geographic Area: Typically found throughout tropical America.
- Texture: Fine to coarse
- Grain: Irregular and interlocked
- Luster: High
- Durability Rating: Low resistance to decay fungi, dry-wood termite threat.
- Drying Characteristics: Easy to moderately difficult drying.
- Working Characteristics: Works easily, cuts easily but can veneers can buckle on drying.
- Applications: General construction, sub-flooring,
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