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Fijian Sterculia
Fijian Sterculia (Sterculia vitiensis)

Family: Sterculiaceae

Common names: Fijian Sterculia, Waciwaci

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

Distribution overview: Several species in the genus Sterculia are distributed in the Malay Peninsula, Philippines, and other areas in southeast Asia.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isRed, White to creamand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureVery fineand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Resistant to termites, Very durable

Drying Defects: Checking, Distortion

Ease of Drying: Stains easily

Comments: Leight weight, poor quality, suitable on for low-grade uses

Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Material is very soft and saws easily

Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Sanding: Fair to Good Results

Turning: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 336 kg/m3
Bending Strength 387 579 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 19 22 kg/cm2
Hardness 166 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 54 kg/cm2
Stiffness 74 88 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 108 cm-kg
Static Bending 222 298 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 5513 8247 psi
Crushing Strength 279 314 psi
Density 21 lbs/ft3
Hardness 368 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 2450 5135 psi
Shearing Strength 774 psi
Static Bending 3165 4243 psi
Stiffness 1058 1264 1000 psi
Toughness 94 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.34

Resistance to denting and marring is low
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Density = medium
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = low
Bending strength (MOR) = medium

Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1972,The Mechanical Properties of 56 Fijian Timbers,Australia C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.,62Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaysia Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Schneider, E.E. 1916. Commercial Woods of the Philippines: Their Preparation and Uses. Bulletin No. 14. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry, Manila, Philippines.
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