Fraser Island turpentine (Syncarpia hillii)
Family: Myrtaceae
Common names: Fraser Island turpentine, Hills turpentine, Peebeen, Red satinay, Santine, Satinay, Turpentine
Distributed in: Australia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Cooperages, Fishing rods, Flooring, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Musical instruments: percussion, Paneling, Piling, Plywood, Posts, Sporting Goods, Structural work, Tables, Tool handles, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative
Environment profile: Rare
Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m
Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodRed, Yellow.The grain isVariable figure, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Kiln Schedules: Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is fairly rapid
Kiln Drying Rate: Fairly rapid (11-17 days for boards under 32 mm, to 31-51 days for boards greater than 63 mm)
Drying Defects: Severe collapse and honeycomb, Severe twisting/warping
Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Little
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results
Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Reacts with Iron to discolour wood;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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| Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
| Specific Gravity |
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| Density |
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833 |
kg/m3 |
| Bending Strength |
729 |
1132 |
kg/cm2 |
| Crushing Strength |
415 |
616 |
kg/cm2 |
| Hardness |
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931 |
kg |
| Impact Strength |
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cm |
| Shearing Strength |
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158 |
kg/cm2 |
| Stiffness |
127 |
146 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
| Tangential Shrinkage |
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| Radial Shrinkage |
6 |
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% |
| Weight |
817 |
673 |
kg/m3 |
| Maximum Load |
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cm-kg |
| Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | | Item | Green | Dry | English | | Bending Strength | 10376 | 16101 | psi | | Density | | 52 | lbs/ft3 | | Hardness | | 2054 | lbs | | Maximum Crushing Strength | 5905 | 8762 | psi | | Shearing Strength | | 2254 | psi | | Stiffness | 1814 | 2090 | 1000 psi | | Weight | 51 | 42 | lbs/ft3 | | Radial Shrinkage | 6 | | % | | Tangential Shrinkage | 8 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft. 0 Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very high Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Hardness (side grain) = hard Bending strength (MOR) = high Shrinkage, Radial = large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Hardness (side grain) = medium Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium
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