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content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="content-type"> 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. Blunting Effect Boring Carving Comments Common Names Common Uses Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Luster Mortising Moulding Natural Durability Numerical Data Painting Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Staining Steam Bending Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Veneering Qualities Scientific Name Lagerstroemia hypoleuca Trade Name Andaman pyinma Family Name Lythraceae Common Names Andaman pyinma, Jarul, Pabda, Pyinma Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Common Uses Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Cooperages, Door, Flooring, Furniture, Golf club heads, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Mine timbers, Plywood, Poles, Railroad ties, Shingles, Structural work, Tables, Vehicle parts Environmental Profile Abundant/Secure Rare Heartwood Color Brown Yellow Orange Red Purple Reddish brown Pale red to pink Dark brown Dark brown Brown Sapwood Color White Yellow White to yellow Different than heartwood Pinkish Grain Straight Interlocked Even Straight Interlocked Texture Medium Fine Coarse Coarse Medium coarse to coarse Luster Lustrous Slightly lustrous Natural Durability Moderately durable Very durable Durable Susceptible to insect attack Durable Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera) Drying Defects Distortion Checking Moderate end spitting Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Moderately Difficult to Difficult Easy Tree Size Tree height is 20-30 m Tree height is 10-20 m Bark width is 30-40 mm Sapwood width is 0-5 cm Tree height is 0-10 m Bark width is 25-30 mm Bark width is 20-25 mm Tree height is 30-40 m Tree height is 40-50 m Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Blunting Effect Little Moderate Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Cutting Resistance Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Resistance to Impregnation Resistant heartwood Resistant sapwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Turning Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Easy to turn Veneering Qualities Veneers moderately easy Difficult to veneer Veneers easily Suitable for peeling Steam Bending Fair to Good Results Painting Poor to Very Poor Results Staining Poor to Very Poor Results Strength Properties Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Max. crushing strength = high Hardness (side grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 9310 14566 psi Density 40 lbs/ft3 Hardness 1658 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi Shearing Strength 2205 psi Stiffness 1665 1923 1000 psi Weight 39 31 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % Tangential Shrinkage 10 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 654 1024 kg/cm2 Density 641 kg/m3 Hardness 752 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2 Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2 Stiffness 117 135 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 624 496 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 6 % References Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 3 Southern Asia,TRADA, Red Booklet Series Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison. Gamble, J.S.,1902,A Manual of Indian Timbers,Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London Limaye, V.D.,1957,Grouping of Indian Timbers and Their Properties, Uses and Suitability.,Indian Forest Records (N.S. Timber Mechanics Vol.1 No.2) Pearson, R.S., Brown, H.P.,1932,Commercial Timbers of India,Govt. Printer Calcutta,2 vols Purkayastha, S.K.,1982,Indian woods: Their identifications, properties and uses, Vol. IV,Myrlacene to Symploceae,Controller of Publications, New Delhi Tewari, M.C., Jain, J.C.,1980,Utilization of Secondary Species,Journal of the National Building Organization 25(2) pp1-6