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Am
Am (Mangifera indicata)

Family: Anacardiaceae

Common names: Am, Ama, Amba, Amba-nujhada, Ambe, Ambi, Ambo, Amiya, Amri, Asam, Bocho, Figured asam, Ghari am, Jegachu, Krerk, Kruk, Lamung, Ma-monton, Maa, Machang, Mak-mong, Mamadi, Mangga, Mango, Manguier, Marka, Marka marra, Mavena, Mavina-mara, Mavu, Sagyaw, Shagyaw, Takau, Thaiguja-baphang, Thayet, Thekachu, Ul, Uli, Umung

Distributed in: Burma, Guadelope [France], India, Malaysia, Nepal, Puerto Rico [US], Thailand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Throughout tropical Asia, most species found in Malaya. M. indica produces the mango fruit of commerce and has been introduced throughout tropical and subtropical areas of the world.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Cooperages, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Matches, Mine timbers, Musical instruments, Musical instruments: percussion, Oars, Paneling, Plywood, Poles, Sporting Goods, Textile equipment, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very durable

Silica Content: Siliceous

Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid

Drying Defects: Slight twist/warp, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fair to Good Results

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Poor to Very Poor

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Holds nails well

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Resistance to Splitting: Good

Response to hand tools: Variable qualities

Routing recessing: Fair to Good Results

Sanding: Poor results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Screwing: Screwing yields good results ; Turning: Finish is generally satisfactory

Painting: Very Good to Excellent; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Staining (Characteristic) = coloured water-soluble extract; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 641 kg/m3
Bending Strength 502 784 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 223 377 kg/cm2
Hardness 571 kg
Impact Strength 71 cm
Shearing Strength 62 kg/cm2
Stiffness 83 97 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 624 496 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 7144 11165 psi
Density 40 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1260 lbs
Impact Strength 28 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3176 5364 psi
Shearing Strength 882 psi
Stiffness 1188 1383 1000 psi
Weight 39 31 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 4 %

Shrinkage, Tangential = very small 1
Shrinkage, Radial = very small 1
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Max. crushing strength = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Max. crushing strength = low
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Bending strength (MOR) = very low

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