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Blunting Effect
Boring
Carving
Common Names
Common Uses
Countries of Distribution
Distribution Overview
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying
Environmental Profile
Family Name
Grain
Heartwood Color
Luster
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Odor
Planing
References
Regions of Distribution
Resistance to Impregnation
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Strength Properties
Texture
Trade Name
Tree Size
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Common Names
Anubing
Regions of Distribution
Oceania and S.E. Asia
Countries of Distribution
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Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Common Uses
Beams, Bridge beams, Bridge construction, Bridge joists, Joists, Mine timbers, Piling, Poles, Posts, Rafters, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding, Wharf construction
Environmental Profile
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Distribution Overview
Philippines.
Heartwood Color
| Yellow |
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| Brown |
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| Golden yellow |
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| Darkens slightly upon exposure |
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Sapwood Color
Grain
| Moderately to severely interlocked |
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Texture
Luster
Natural Durability
| Fairly durable under cover |
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Odor
| No specific smell or taste |
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Drying Defects
| Checking |
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| Distortion |
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| May warp |
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| May check |
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Ease of Drying
| Slowly |
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| Dries slowly, but well |
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| Tree height is 20-30 m |
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| Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm |
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They produce boles that are often straight and cylindrical
Blunting Effect
| High to severe |
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| May contain deposits of abrasive material which tend to dull cutters and affect some machining properties |
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Boring
| Fairly difficult to very difficult |
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| Difficult |
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Carving
| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult |
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| Fairly difficult to carve |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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| Planes fairly well but cutters may require frequent sharpening |
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| Resistant sapwood |
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| Resistant heartwood |
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| Resistant to preservative treatment |
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Strength Properties
| Resists wearing and marring |
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| Hardness = medium |
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| Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high |
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| Bending strength (MOR) = high |
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It compares favorably with Teak, which also has high bending strength. Some familiar species with high crushing strength parallel to grain include Hard maple, Teak, and White oak
Numerical Data
| Item | Green | Dry | English |
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| Bending Strength | 8196 | 12113 | psi |
| Crushing Strength | 1219 | 1575 | psi |
| Hardness | | 1227 | lbs |
| Maximum Crushing Strength | 4263 | 6440 | psi |
| Shearing Strength | | 1589 | psi |
| Static Bending | 5840 | 8252 | psi |
| Stiffness | 960 | 1253 | 1000 psi |
| Specific Gravity | 0.47 | 0.46 | |
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| Item | Green | Dry | Metric |
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| Bending Strength | 576 | 851 | kg/cm2 |
| Crushing Strength | 85 | 110 | kg/cm2 |
| Hardness | | 556 | kg |
| Maximum Crushing Strength | 299 | 452 | kg/cm2 |
| Shearing Strength | | 111 | kg/cm2 |
| Static Bending | 410 | 580 | kg/cm2 |
| Stiffness | 67 | 88 | 1000 kg/cm2 |
References
Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.
Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.
Kloot, N. H. and E. Bolza. 1961. Properties of Timbers Imported into Australia. Technological Paper No. 12. Division of Forest Products, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Melbourne, Australia.
Lauricio, F. M., Bellosillo, S. B., The Mechanical and Related Properties of Philippine Woods, The Lumberman, 12(5):A-H
Schneider, E.E. 1916. Commercial Woods of the Philippines: Their Preparation and Uses. Bulletin No. 14. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry, Manila, Philippines.
WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing: Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center (WCMC, Plants Program, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.
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