Hyunja (Siphonodon celastrineus)
Family: Celastraceae
Common names: Hyunja, Myauk-okshit, Myaukokshit, Siphonodon, Woibaw
Distributed in: Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Heavy construction, Light construction, Poles
Tree size: Tree height is 40-50 m
Colors: the heart isOrange, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureFineand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Non-resistant to termites, Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Slow
Drying Defects: Checking, Distortion
Ease of Drying: Rapidly
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Turning: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Density |
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Bending Strength |
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Crushing Strength |
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Hardness |
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Impact Strength |
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Shearing Strength |
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Stiffness |
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1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
2 |
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Weight |
737 |
592 |
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Maximum Load |
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Toughness |
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Static Bending |
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| | | | Item | Green | Dry | English | Density | | 47 | lbs/ft3 | Weight | 46 | 37 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 10 | | % | |
Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = very small Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Anon,1963,Indian Woods: Their Identification, Properties and uses. Vol.II Linaceae,to Moringaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, IndiaBolza, E.,1975,Properties and Uses of 175 Timber Species from Papua New Guinea and West,Irian,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Building Research Report,no.34Whitmore, T.C. (Ed.,1972,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 1,Forest Department Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Malaysia
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