Aripa (Parkia javanica)
Family: Leguminosae
Common names: Aripa, Bagin, Belian landak, Bullisan, Kedaung, Kerayong, Kupang, Kuyug, Maganhok, Petai, Petai kerayong, Petai meranti, Porcupine belian, Riang, Sator
Distributed in: Brunei, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Canoes, Fuelwood, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Matches, Millwork, Plywood, Posts, Pulp/Paper products
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Drying Defects: Checking, Distortion
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Pre-Boring Recommended
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Fair to Good; Staining: Staining (Characteristic) = coloured water-soluble extract
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- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
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Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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480 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
429 |
674 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
275 |
449 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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451 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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109 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
71 |
84 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
2 |
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Weight |
464 |
400 |
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 | 6111 | 9589 | psi | Density | | 30 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 995 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3916 | 6397 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1560 | psi | Stiffness | 1017 | 1199 | 1000 psi | Weight | 29 | 25 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 5 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shrinkage, Radial = small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Max. crushing strength = medium Hardness (side grain) = soft Bending strength (MOR) = low
Browne, F.G.,1955,Forest Trees of Sarawak and Brunei and their Products.,Government Printing Office, Kuching, SarawakCortes, R.T., Nambananda, P.,1947,Fibre lenght of Anilau (Columbia serratifolia) Hinlaumo (Mallotus,ricinoides) and Kupang (Parkia javanica,Philippine Journal of Forestry 5(1) pp50-70Desch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15Kraemer, J.H.,1951,Trees of the Western Pacific Region,West Lafayette, Indiana U.S.A.Ramesh, Rao K., Purkayastha, S.K.,1972,Indian Woods - Their Identification Properties and Uses,Dehra Dun India,Vol. 3Reyes, L.J.,1938,Philippine Woods,Commonwealth of the Philippines Department of Agriculture and Commerce,Technical Bulletin,No.7Sono, P.,1974,Merchantable Timbers of Thailand.,Forest Products Research Division, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok,,Thailand.
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