Product
Ipe
Ipe, Greenheart, Makagrin
Name
Commercial Name – Ipe, Greenheart, Makagrin
Botanical Name – Tabebuia serratiforlia & Tabebuia capitata
Family – Bignoniaceae
Technical Data
Green density – 1.28 g/cm3
Air dry density at 12% MC – 1.05 g/cm3
Bending strength at 12% MC – 180 N/mm2
Crushing strength at 12% MC – 97 N/mm2
Properties
Color – Olive brown to greyish brown
Grain – Straight to interlocked
Texture – Medium
End Use
Industrial and parquet flooring, cabinets, sleepers, stairs, furniture, naval construction, hydraulic works, interior and exterior joinery