Minggi (Parartocarpus triandrus)
Family: Moraceae
Common names: Minggi, Pinggi, Temponek
Distributed in: Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Boxes and crates, Joinery, Light construction, Plywood
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm
Colors: the heart isPink, RedThe grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLow
Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly
Drying Defects: Slight surface checking
Ease of Drying: Rapidly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed
Blunting Effect: Little
Boring: Easy
Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Staining: Fair to Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
 |
 |
 |
 |
Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
|
|
|
Density |
|
|
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
429 |
674 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
275 |
449 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
|
|
kg |
Impact Strength |
|
38 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
|
109 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
95 |
110 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
|
|
% |
Radial Shrinkage |
2 |
|
% |
Weight |
|
|
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
|
|
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
|
|
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
|
|
kg/cm2 |
|
 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 6111 | 9589 | psi | Impact Strength | | 15 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3916 | 6397 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1560 | psi | Stiffness | 1358 | 1568 | 1000 psi | Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 7 | | % | |
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Max. crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = low
Browne, F.G.,1955,Forest Trees of Sarawak and Brunei and their Products.,Government Printing Office, Kuching, SarawakBurgess, H.J.,1956,The timbers of Keledang and Terap,Malayan Forester 19(1) pp36-40Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15Lee, Y.H., Lopez, D.T.,1968,The Machining Properties of some Malayan Timbers,Malayan Forester,3,pp194-210
|