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Boring
Common Names
Countries of Distribution
Cutting Resistance
Drying Defects
Family Name
Grain
Luster
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Planing
References
Regions of Distribution
Resistance to Impregnation
Response to Hand Tools
Scientific Name
Strength Properties
Synonyms
Texture
Trade Name
Tree Size
Veneering Qualities
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Synonyms
Afzelia cochinchinensis
Common Names
Beng, Go-do, Thit-lawt
Regions of Distribution
Oceania and S.E. Asia
Countries of Distribution
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Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Grain
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Luster
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Drying Defects
Tree Size
Boring
Cutting Resistance
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| Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult |
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| Fairly Easy to Very Easy |
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Resistance to Impregnation
| Permeable heartwood |
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| Permeable sapwood |
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Veneering Qualities
| Veneers easily |
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| Veneers moderately easy |
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| Shrinkage, Volumetric=very small |
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| Shrinkage, Volumetric = small |
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| Max. crushing strength = medium |
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| Max. crushing strength = high |
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| Hardness (side grain) = soft |
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| Hardness (side grain) = medium |
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| Hardness (side grain) = hard |
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| Bending strength (MOR) = high |
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Numerical Data
| Item | Green | Dry | English |
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| Bending Strength | 13576 | 20956 | psi |
| Hardness | | 1656 | lbs |
| Maximum Crushing Strength | 5408 | 8171 | psi |
| Volumetric Shrinkage | 7 | | % |
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| Item | Green | Dry | Metric |
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| Bending Strength | 954 | 1473 | kg/cm2 |
| Hardness | | 751 | kg |
| Maximum Crushing Strength | 380 | 574 | kg/cm2 |
References
Oxford School of Forestry
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