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SaSa
Sa (Parinari insularum)

Family: Chrysobalanaceae

Common names: Sa

Distributed in: Fiji [Polynesia] (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Charcoal, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Heavy construction, Marine construction, Piling, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Vehicle parts

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isPurple, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: Has an odor

Silica Content: Severe

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Variable

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Difficult to mortise

Moulding: Difficult to mould

Movement in Service: Difficult to mould

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Poor to Very Poor

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Fair to Good Results

Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 753 kg/m3
Bending Strength 714 1113 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2
Stiffness 127 147 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 737 592 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 10164 15844 psi
Density 47 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Shearing Strength 2205 psi
Stiffness 1816 2094 1000 psi
Weight 46 37 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %

Max. crushing strength = high 1
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = large

Alston, A.S.,1966,Natural Heartwood Durability,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No. 2Alston, A.S.,1966,Powder Post Beetle Lyctus Species,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.6Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1972,The Mechanical Properties of 56 Fijian Timbers,Australia C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.,62Fiji Department of Forestry,1969,A Summary of the Properties of 34 Indigenous Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.38Fiji Forestry Department,1967,The Properties and Potential Uses of Sa (Parinari insularum) A Summary of,C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No. 25, Department of Forestry, Suva, FijiFiji Forestry Department,1981,The Properties and Uses of 43 Indigenous and Exotic Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.71Keating, W.G., Bolza, E.,1982,Characteristics properties and uses of timbers. South East Asia, Northern,Australia and the Pacific,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Chemical Technology,Inkata Press,1
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