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

- Scientific Name, Other Names: Manilkara bidentata, Brazilian Redwood, Bulletwood, Chicozapote, Ausubo, Nispero, Beefwood, Bolletri, Balata Rouge
- Description: Brazilian Redwood, also known as Massaranduba, is a gorgeous and durable hardwood whose durability makes it a frequent choice not only for flooring but decking as well. The naturally beautiful heartwood can range from light to dark brownish-red, with a grain that can be straight, somewhat wavy, or interlocked. Brazilian Redwood is also very easy to maintain, and it's Janka hardness rating of 3,190 ensures that it will stand up just as well against impacts in the short term as it will against decay in the long term.
- Janka Hardness: 3,190 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 29,200 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 3,450 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 1,000
- Tangential Shrinkage: 9.4 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 6.3 %
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