Product
Prh
Purpleheart
Name
Commercial Name – Purpleheart
Botanical Name – Peltogyne venosa
Family – Caesalpiniaceae
Technical Data
Green density – 1.10 g/cm3
Air dry density at 12% MC – 0.76 g/cm3
Bending strength at 12% MC – 155 N/mm2
Crushing strength at 12% MC – 79 N/mm2
Properties
Color – Brown beige when freshly cut, turns in deep purple upon exposure to light and darkens to dark brown
Grain – Usually straight
Texture – Medium to fine
End Use
Interior and exterior joinery, cabinet work, furniture, stairs, flooring, tool handles, billiard ue butts, carving, turnery, marquetry, laminated beams, sliced veneer.