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Amoora
Amoora (Amoora cucullata)

Family: Meliaceae

Common names: A'amatia, Amoora, Amur, Bekak, Bor-amari, Garotai, Goi, Latmi, Lulua, Manatapuku, Maoa, Maota, Mua mua, Muta, Namota, Natmi, New Guinea amoora, Pacific maple, Rose kamala, Solomon Island amoora, Tasua

Distributed in: Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Australia (Queensland).

Common uses: Balusters, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Charcoal, Chests, Clogs, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Decks, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles: woodworking tools, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Ladders, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Oars, Office furniture, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Particleboard, Plywood, Poles, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Roofing, Rustic furniture, Shipbuilding, Stairworks, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Windows

Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite, Whitishand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to wood staining fungal attack

Odor: No specific smell or taste

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: Uk=C US=T3C2/T3C1 Fr=3

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid (<10 days for boards < 32 mm, to <30 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Planing: Smooth surface

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood has low permeability

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Satisfactory;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,53
Density 657 kg/m3
Bending Strength 572 932 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 25 39 kg/cm2
Hardness 461 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 118 kg/cm2
Stiffness 103 121 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 641 464 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 118 cm-kg
Static Bending 346 593 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8146 13264 psi
Crushing Strength 363 563. psi
Density 41 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1017 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 3833 6589 psi
Shearing Strength 1691 psi
Static Bending 4929 8448 psi
Stiffness 1476 1735 1000 psi
Toughness 103 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.53
Weight 40 29 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %

Max. crushing strength = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low

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