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Yellow Meranti
Yellow Meranti (Shorea faguetiana)

Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Common names: Yellow meranti, Yellow seraya

Distributed in: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: The Yellow meranti group of Shorea spp. grows in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Shorea genus is widely distributed, from Sri Lanka and India on the west and throughout Burma and several countries in Southeast Asia, up to the Philippines in the east. The highest concentration of species occurs in the forests of Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula.

Common uses: Balusters, Building construction, Building materials, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Decorative plywood, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Parquet flooring, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stairworks, Stools, Stringers, Sub-flooring, Tables , Utility furniture, Wardrobes

Product sources: Shorea genus is a major timber source in international trade. The species occur in large numbers, and supplies are universally available, especially in the form of veneers. This popular wood is priced in the inexpensive range.Many species in the genus are also a source of other economically important non-timber products. Seeds of some species yield fat which is used in the manufacture of chocolate. Others produce nuts, the most common of which is the illipe nuts of commerce produced by S. gysbertisiana . The nuts yield a fat which is similar to cocoa-butter in some of its properties. Shorea trees are also tapped for oleo-resin, and typical dammar is obtained from S. wiesneri which grows in Java and Sumatra. The tree of S. robusta produces dammar which is used as a disinfectant and as incense in religious ceremonies in India. Other non-timber products from Shorea are reported to include tannin and fibers.

Environment profile: Relatively safe within most of its natural growth range

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodPaler than heartwood, Yellow.The grain isInterlocked, the textureModerately coarseand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Susceptible to termite attack, Vulnerable to attack by marine borers

Odor: No distinct odor or taste

Kiln Schedules: T10-D5S (4/4); T8-D4S (8/4) US Schedule J (4/4) United Kingdom

Drying Defects: Ring Shakes, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Comments: Tendency to stain under moist conditions when brought in contact with iron and iron compounds

Blunting Effect: Moderate blunting effect on cutting edges

Boring: Stock should be supported adequately at tool exits

Carving: Poor to Very Poor Results

Cutting Resistance: Moderate cutting resistance

Gluing: Good gluing properties

Mortising: Stock should be supported adequately at tool exits

Moulding: Material causing interlocked grain may cause some tearing

Movement in Service: Material causing interlocked grain may cause some tearing

Nailing: Good nailing characteristics, Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Responds well to most machine tools to produce a relatively smooth finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Yields a smooth, clean finish

Routing recessing: Good routing characteristics, except in material containing interlocked grain

Sanding: Good sanding properties

Steam bending: Steam bend to a moderate radius of curvature

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

Polishing: Good polishing properties after filling ; Staining: Stains well ;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,44 0,51
Density 641 kg/m3
Bending Strength 577 814 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 38 60 kg/cm2
Hardness 327 kg
Impact Strength 68 73 cm
Shearing Strength 92 kg/cm2
Stiffness 99 104 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 881 624 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,63 0,84 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8208 11589 psi
Crushing Strength 552 857. psi
Density 40 lbs/ft3
Hardness 721 lbs
Impact Strength 27 29 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 4439 6566 psi
Shearing Strength 1311 psi
Stiffness 1413 1490 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 9 12 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.44 0.51
Weight 55 39 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 14 %

Weight=High
Resists wearing and marring
Hardness = medium
Density=High
Crushing strength = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength in the air-dry condition (about 12%moisture content)is high-comparable to Teak
It compares favorably with Teak, which also has high bending strength

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