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Red meranti
Red meranti (Shorea acuminata)

Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Common names: Meranti rambai daun, Red meranti

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

Distribution overview: This genus is widely distributed, starting from Sri Lanka and India on the west and throughout Burma and other countries of Southeast Asia, up to the Philippines on the east. The greatest concentration of Shorea species occurs in Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula. Shorea acuminata is one of eighteen species representing several relatively distinct but related botanical groups of Shorea in Malaysia, which are collectively called Red Meranti.They usually grow at low altitudes and prefer well-drained soils.

Common uses: Beams, Building construction, Building materials, Construction, Door, Flooring, Framing, Furniture , Joists, Organ pipes, Packing cases, Rafters, Windows

Product sources: Meranti is the principal source of general utility timbers used in Malaysia. Local consumption of the timber exceeds all others in the country, and it is regarded as one of the most important Malaysian species. It is also one of the principal export timbers.

Environment profile: Vulnerable

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite lines formed by intercellular canals , Yellowand the sapwoodYellow, Yellow-Brown, gray-brown or yellow-pink, often with a distinct purple cast .The grain isNarrow striped figure on quarter sawn surfaces , the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Perishable, Some natural resistance to decay in contact with or above ground

Odor: No distinct odor or taste

Silica Content: High

Kiln Schedules: T6-D4 (4/4)

Drying Defects: Distortion, Thinner material may distort slightly, but this can be prevented through proper precautions

Ease of Drying: Stock in thinner dimensions should be closely stickered and weighted to prevent degrade

Blunting Effect: Slight dulling effect on cutting tools

Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult

Carving: Poor to Very Poor Results

Cutting Resistance: Saws without difficulty

Gluing: Good gluing properties

Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Moulding: Poor to Very Poor

Movement in Service: Poor to Very Poor

Nailing: Poor to Very Poor , Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Responds well to ordinary tools in mortising

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: The operation requires sharp cutting edges for best results

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Highly figured and attractive veneers , Rotary cut to produce plywood and sliced into veneers for decorative applications

Steam bending: Wood buckles severely

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Good screwing properties; Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Surface Preparation ;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,45
Density kg/m3
Bending Strength 542 830 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 24 37 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength 60 cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 104 123 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 721 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,63 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending 300 468 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 7713 11813. psi
Crushing Strength 343 532. psi
Impact Strength 24 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3891 6236. psi
Static Bending 4273 6662. psi
Stiffness 1490 1761. 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 9 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.45
Weight 45 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 13 %

Weight=High
Low resistance to shock loads
Crushing strength = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium

Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Desch, H. E. 1957. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume I. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Desch, H. E. 1957. Manual of Malayan Timbers. Malayan Forest Records, 28(30):315-318. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Lincoln, W.A. 1986. World Woods in Color. Linden Publishing Co. Inc. Fresno, California.WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing: Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center (WCMC, Plants Program, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.
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