Wood species
Brazilian rosewood
English name
Brazilian rosewood
Alternative name
Bahia Rosewood, Jacarandá da Bahia, Rio Rosewood, Jacarandá De Brasil, Pianowood, Caviuna, Obuina
Botanical name
Dalbergia nigra
Type
Hardwood
Tree size / Height
30 - 40 m
Trunk / Diameter
1 - 1,2 m
Location
Brazil
Specific gravity
0.815
Specific gravity (12% MC)
0,83
Janka Hardness
10100 lbf
Modulus of rupture
130,8 MPa
Elastic Modulus
14,48 GPa
Crushing Strength
66,2 MPa
Shrinkage
Radial 2,9%
Tangential 4,6%
Volumetric 8,5%
T/R Ratio 1,6
m³/BDU
1,62
m³/BDMT
1,49
Ton/BDU
1,84
Tonne/BDU
1,67
Tonne/BDMT
1,53