Sucupira

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

Description

Sucupira flooring, also known as Tiete Chestnut or Brazilian Chestnut, is a great combination of the exotic and the practical. It is a stunning wood that can easily stand up to a large amount of foot traffic. Sucupira hardwood has rich red-brown, chocolate-brown, or light brown heartwood with yellowish or whitish tones and high luster. Sucupira wood possesses a medium to coarse texture with an interlocked grain. With its dark warming tones, a nearby fireplace would be the perfect accompaniment for a Sucupira floor. With its rich tones and great durability, Sucupira floors are becoming a popular flooring choice for a variety of venues.

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Scientific Name, Other Names:

Brazilian Chestnut, Bowdichia spp, Tiete Chestnut, Alcornoque, Sapupira,

About:

Sucupira or Brazilian Chestnut is hard, heavy and durable an ideal wood for wood flooring. Sucupira is a cousin to the brazilian cumaru but with darker coloring that is chocolate brown. Sucupira AKA Brazilian Chestnut is an ideal option to American Walnut because is it so hard and durable.

Applications:

Flooring, railway ties, heavy construction.

Janka Hardness:

2,700 pounds

Strength (MOR):

25,100 psi

Stiffness (MOE):

2,600 1000 psi

Density (KG/m3):

960

Tangential Shrinkage:

7.0 %