PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FOUR SALIX SPECIES

• Main Authors: Silvana Nisgoski, Graciela Inés Bolzon de Muñiz, Marilzete Basso Nascimento, Carlos Alberto Vargas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Federal University of Pelotas 2012-11-01
• Series: Ciência da Madeira
• Online Access: http://www.ufpel.tche.br/revistas/index.php/cienciadamadeira/article/view/134

<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: ";Times New Roman";,";serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: ";Times New Roman";; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: PT-BR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">The increasing use of <em>Salix </em>species in the manufacture of various products has been attracting interest towards the <em>Salicaceae </em>family in South America. This paper reports the physical and mechanical parameters of <em>Salix viminalis </em>L. (purple osier)<em>, Salix x rubens </em>Schrank (basket willow)<em>, Salix purpurea </em>Linné (purple willow)<em> </em>and<em> Salix </em>sp<em>.,</em> cultivated in the Canoas River Valley, in the Serra Catarinense region of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The evaluations were conducted with raw material, the most commonly used format in handcrafts, and the results indicate there are differences in physical and mechanical properties among the species. <em>Salix viminalis </em>and <em>Salix purpurea </em>were similar in density and in their modulus of elasticity, and had higher values of tensile and strength modulus than <em>Salix x rubens </em>and <em>Salix </em>sp<em>.</em></span>