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Blunting Effect
Comments
Common Names
Common Uses
Countries of Distribution
Cutting Resistance
Distribution Overview
Drying Defects
Ease of Drying
Environmental Profile
Family Name
Grain
Heartwood Color
Luster
Natural Durability
Numerical Data
Odor
Planing
Polishing
References
Regions of Distribution
Response to Hand Tools
Sanding
Sapwood Color
Scientific Name
Strength Properties
Texture
Trade Name
Tree Size
Veneering Qualities
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Common Names
Champ, Champaca, Chempaka, Hangilo, Saga, Sagawa, Sandit, Sanga
Regions of Distribution
Oceania and S.E. Asia
Countries of Distribution
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India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines
Common Uses
Balusters, Bobbins, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Paneling , Planks, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stairworks, Stools, Stringers, Tables , Textile equipment, Truck bodies, Turnery, Utility furniture
Environmental Profile
| Status has not been officially assessed |
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Distribution Overview
Various species in the Michelia genus are reported to occur in the Indo-Malayan region, extending into the Philippines, Indonesia, and Taiwan. They are found mostly in the hilly regions and mountain slopes within their range, and are so widely cultivated.
Heartwood Color
| Light yellowish brown to olive brown |
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| White to pale brown |
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| Well defined |
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Grain
| Even |
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| Straight |
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| Interlocked |
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Texture
Luster
Natural Durability
| Very durable |
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| Durable |
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| Resistant to termites |
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| Non-resistant to marine borers |
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| Moderately durable |
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| Heartwood is fairly resistant to termites and other insects |
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Odor
| No specific smell or taste |
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Drying Defects
| Slight twist/warp |
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| Slight surface checking |
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Ease of Drying
| Little degrade if dried properly |
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| Easy |
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Tree Size
| Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm |
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| Tree height is 40-50 m |
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| Tree height is 30-40 m |
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| Tree height is 50-60 m |
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| Tree height is 10-20 m |
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| Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm |
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Comments
May contain white deposits
Blunting Effect
| Severe depending on amount of deposits |
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Cutting Resistance
Planing
Ichelia timbers are generally easy to plane, turn, bore, mould, mortise, and carve. They respond well to most ordinary tools, but abrasive materials in some species may cause rapid dulling of cutting edges
Response to Hand Tools
| Easy to Work |
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| Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work |
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| Good response |
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| Cutting edges become dull very quickly |
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Sanding
Veneering Qualities
Polishing
Strength Properties
| Weight = medium |
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| Resists denting and marring |
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| Hardness (side grain) = medium |
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| Density = high |
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| Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium |
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| Bending strength (MOR) = medium |
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Numerical Data
| Item | Green | Dry | English |
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| Bending Strength | 7681 | 10151 | psi |
| Density | | 30 | lbs/ft3 |
| Hardness | | 711 | lbs |
| Maximum Crushing Strength | 3844 | 6066 | psi |
| Stiffness | 1292 | 1490 | 1000 psi |
| Specific Gravity | 0.38 | 0.42 | |
| Weight | 53 | 29 | lbs/ft3 |
| Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % |
| Tangential Shrinkage | 5 | | % |
| Volumetric Shrinkage | 8 | | % |
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| Bending Strength | 540 | 713 | kg/cm2 |
| Density | | 480 | kg/m3 |
| Hardness | | 322 | kg |
| Maximum Crushing Strength | 270 | 426 | kg/cm2 |
| Stiffness | 90 | 104 | 1000 kg/cm2 |
| Specific Gravity | 0.38 | 0.42 | |
| Weight | 849 | 464 | kg/m3 |
| Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % |
| Tangential Shrinkage | 5 | | % |
References
Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.
Limaye, V.D. 1954. Grouping of Indian Timbers and their Properties, Uses and Suitability. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 2, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India.
Limaye, V.D. and B.R. Sen. 1953. Weights and Specific Gravities of Indian Woods. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics, Vol. 1, No. 4, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India.
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