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
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,53 |
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Density |
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657 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
572 |
932 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
25 |
39 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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461 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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118 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
103 |
121 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
641 |
464 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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118 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
346 |
593 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | 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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