Ipe Specifications for Deck and Decking
In summary, Ipe is a beautiful brown, super hard,
decking material that is reputed to last 100 years. I know you
and I will not be around to check that but it does show that Ipe is
one of the hardest and most durable woods in the world. Ipe
will be an asset to your home when you sell and a joy while you live
there.
It is also Class A fire rated, similar to Concrete.
Pine beetles that are common in Atlanta do not eat it. Neither
do termites. It is so heavy it sinks in water. IPE just gets better and better. The final win is it looks
beautiful.
Ipe Engineering Specification or specs for the
architect or engineer.
The following is based on IBAMA, (Brazilian
Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources or
Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais
Renováveis). In simpler terms, IBAMAis the Brazilian Ministry of the
Environment's enforcement agency.
Common Name: Ipe
Scientific Name: Tabebuia sp -
Other common Names: Brazilian Walnut, Pau Lope, Ironwood,
Açoita-cavalo, Camarão, Embiratã, Folha-larga, Ipê,
Ipê-ovo-de-macaco, Ipê-roxo, Jitaipemba, Maçaranduba-branca,
Pau-d'arco-branco, Pau-d`arco-pardo, Pau-d`arco-taipoca, Peroba,
Peroba-amarela, Peroba-branca, Peroba-canela
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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Density(g/cm3) |
Shrinkage (%) |
Shrinkage Tangential/ Shrinkage Radial |
| Dry |
Green |
Basic |
12% |
Tangential |
Radial |
Volumetric |
| 0.99 |
1.24 |
0.87 |
1.02 |
6.76 |
6.06 |
12.42 |
1.12 |
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
| State |
Static
Bending |
Compression |
Janka
Hardness |
|
Modulus of rupture (kgf/cm2) |
Modulus of elasticity (1.000kgf/cm2) |
Parallel to the
grain |
Perpendicular to the
grain |
Parallel to the grain (kgf) |
End
to the grain (kgf) |
| Maximum
compression (kgf/cm2) |
Stress at
proportional limit (kgf/cm2) |
| Green |
1570 |
133 |
839 |
170 |
1291 |
1405 |
| Dry |
1877 |
162 |
1038 |
213 |
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| State |
Tension |
Cleavage strenght |
Shear |
Nail
extration |
| Perpendicular to the
grain |
Maximum compression (kgf/cm) |
Maximum compression (kgf/cm) |
Parallel to the grain (kgf) |
End
to the grain (kgf) |
| Maximum
compression (kgf/cm2) |
| Green |
33 |
77 |
134 |
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| Dry |
45 |
76 |
174 |
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