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Balong ayam
Balong ayam (Pentace triptera)

Family: Tiliaceae

Common names: Balong ayam, Janda baik, Kebal ayam, Melunak, Melunak pusat beludu, Pinang baik

Distributed in: Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Mine timbers, Paneling, Particleboard, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Roofing, Sporting Goods, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Resistant to wood staining fungal attack, Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Boring: Easy

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy

Gluing: Easy to glue

Mortising: Easy to mortise

Moulding: Easy to mould

Movement in Service: Easy to mould

Nailing: Easy to nail, Possible if prebored

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities

Veneering qualities: Easy to cut

Screwing: Easy to screw ; Turning: Good results

Polishing: Satisfactory;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 641 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 624 496 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 40 lbs/ft3
Weight 39 31 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = small

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