Technical specie specifications for Kurupayra from Fantastic Floor - Discount Exotic and Domestic Hardwood Flooring, Prefinished Solid Flooring, Unfinished Solid Flooring and Engineered Flooring.

Kurupayra Hardwood Flooring

  • Scientific Name, Other Names: Anadenanthera marocarpa, Angico, Redland Rose, Angico Preto, Cebil, Cebil Colorado, Curupay-atá
  • Description: Kurupayra flooring, coming from the same family as Pepperwood, is incredibly durable with one of the highest Janka hardness ratings of 3,840. The vibrant wood features a reddish brown heartwood with yellow tones. The warming fusion of the red-browns and yellow of a Kurupayra floor creates a cozy feeling in any room and goes particularly well with white decor. Much like it's cousin, Patagonian Rosewood (also known as Curupau), Kurupayra hardwood flooring is full of character and color, though its tones are much mellower and softer than those of its cousin. Its colors will darken with time and exposure to light, giving Kurpayra floors, along with its random grain, a rich mosaic look.
  • Janka Hardness: 3,840 pounds
  • Strength (MOR): 29,290 psi
  • Stiffness (MOE): 2,600 1000 psi
  • Density (KG/m3): 1,050
  • Tangential Shrinkage: 7.6 %
  • Radial Shrinkage: 4.6 %
  • About: Our Kurupayra flooring is available exclusively in the prefinished format. The boards are 3/4" thick and available in 4" width and random lengths from 1' - 7'. Our prefinished Kurupayra flooring is available exclusively in clear grade.
  • Family: Leguminosae
  • Tree Characteristics: The Kurupayra tree can reach a height of 80 feet. The diameter of its trunk is typically 2 to 3 feet.
  • Geographic Area: Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay
  • Color: Reddish-brown heartwood with near-black streaks, yellow-brown to light pink sapwood.
  • Photosensitivity: Kurupayra is a photosensitive wood and will darken over time and exposure to light.
  • Luster:
  • Grain: Irregular and interlocked
  • Texture: Fine and uniform
  • Drying Characteristics: Dries slowly with slight warp and tendency to check and split during kiln drying.
  • Working Characteristics: Rated as difficult to work, causing blunting on cutting edges.
  • Durability Rating: Rated as very durable.
  • Applications: Flooring, railroad crossties, tool handles, heavy exterior construction

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