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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Boring Carving Certified Source Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Screwing Staining Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Irvingia oliveri Trade Name Cay Family Name Simaroubaceae Common Names Cay, Chambak, Tuang-thayet Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, Cambodia, India Common Uses Heavy construction, Light construction Environmental Profile Vulnerable Abundant/Secure Heartwood Color Brown Red Black Yellow to golden-yellow to orange White to cream Pale brown Sapwood Color Brown White Color not distinct from heartwood Grain Even Figure Straight Distinct (figure) Straight Distinct figure Texture Medium Coarse Medium Luster High Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera) Non durable Ease of Drying Slowly Fairly Easy Reconditioning Treatement Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Certified Source Certified Source Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Gluing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Nailing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Permeable sapwood Response to Hand Tools Responds Readily Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Screwing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Staining Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Max. crushing strength = medium Max. crushing strength = high Hardness (side grain) = very hard Bending strength (MOR) = very high Bending strength (MOR) = high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 17241 25113 psi Hardness 2940 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 5408 8171 psi Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 1212 1765 kg/cm2 Hardness 1333 kg References Anon,1963,Indian Woods: Their Identification, Properties and uses. Vol.II Linaceae,to Moringaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, India France - Comite Nacional des Bois Coloniaux,1931,Etude Physique et Mecanique des Bois Coloniaux,Assoc. Colonies-Sciences & Comite National des Bios Coloniaux, Paris,,France Sallenave, P.,1955,Proprietes Phyiques et Mecaniques des Bois Tropicaux de l'Union Francaise,C.T.F.T