Chan oi (Parashorea stellata)
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Common names: Chan oi, Chengal, Chengal tiga banir, Cho chi, Dmar laut, Gerutu, Gerutu-gerutu, Gerutugerutu, Hao, Kabba, Kadut, Kadutni, Kadutpyu, Kai kieo, Kaunghmu, Kawthu, Kawwa, Khai kheio, Khai kieo, Khaikhieo, Khamin dam, Kheikhio, Khian sai, Kobe, Koungnhoo, Lemasa, Mai hao, Mangirawan, Maranti botino, May cho chi, May hao, Meluit, Meranti gerutu, Meranti putih, Meranti sabut, Panthitya, Pat lang khieo, Suai, Takhian-sarmporn, Tambun ranggas, Tavoy wood, Tengkawang pasir, Thakhiansarmorn, Thingadu, White meranti
Distributed in: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Paneling, Particleboard, Plywood, Poles, Pulp/Paper products, Railroad ties, Vehicle parts, Veneer
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isVariable figure, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Susceptible to marine borer attack
Kiln Schedules: Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is slow
Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow (>28 days for boards < 32 mm, to >84 days for boards >= 63 mm)
Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp, Slight surface checking
Ease of Drying: Rapidly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is misshapen
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on machining is moderate
Boring: Easy
Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy
Mortising: Finishes well
Nailing: Fair to Good , Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Planes well, to a good finish
Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Very poor
Turning: Good results
Polishing: Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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689 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
609 |
954 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
401 |
599 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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451 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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71 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
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132 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
152 |
175 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
8 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
4 |
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% |
Weight |
673 |
544 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 8670 | 13570 | psi | Density | | 43 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 995 | lbs | Impact Strength | | 28 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 5706 | 8526 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1883 | psi | Stiffness | 2167 | 2494 | 1000 psi | Weight | 42 | 34 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 4 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 8 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 13 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 1 Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = large Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Max. crushing strength = high Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Max. crushing strength = medium Hardness (side grain) = soft Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Bending strength (MOR) = low
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