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Athel
Athel (Tamarix sp.)

Family:

Common names: Athel

Distributed in: Albania, Algeria, Australia, China, Croatia, Greece, India, Italy, Korea-North, Macedonia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Turkey, United States (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Tamarix is a genus of small trees and shrubs that are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa. In Southeast Asia, they are reported to occur in several regions in India, the Philippines, and Burma.

Product sources: Timber produced from Tamarix species is primarily locally used.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 250-300 cm

Colors: the heart isYellowish tan, Yellowish whiteand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight to interlocked, the textureVariable texture and the lusterLow

Natural durability: Very durable, Very little natural resistance

Odor: Has an odor

Silica Content: Siliceous

Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow

Drying Defects: Splitting, Uneven Moisture Content

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Comments: Cultivated for the fixatiopn of sand dune, afforestation on sea shores and also ornamental purposes Used for dying and medical purposes Yields tannin

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Surface Preparation

Mortising: Very Good to Excellent

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Pre-Boring Recommended, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Yields a smooth, clean finish

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Poor to Very Poor Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Screwing: Pre-boring recommended, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

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

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 592 kg/m3
Bending Strength 618 730 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 70 110 kg/cm2
Hardness 708 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 145 kg/cm2
Stiffness 69 74 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending 349 421 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8800 10388 psi
Crushing Strength 1007 1578 psi
Density 37 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1563 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 4381 5782 psi
Shearing Strength 2063 psi
Static Bending 4978 5998 psi
Stiffness 990 1058 1000 psi
Toughness 81 inch-lbs

Resists wearing and marring
Hardness = medium
Density = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high
The species has medium bending strength in the air-dry condition (about 12 percent moisture content). It is closer in strength to Mahogany than either Teak or White oak, which have higher bending strength. It has medium compression strength parallel to grain, comparing favorably to Mahogany

Bolza, E., Kloot, N. H. 1963. The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers. Technological Paper No. 25. Division of Forest Products, Center for Scientific and Industrial Organization (CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia.Chowdhury, K.A. and S.S. Ghosh. 1958. Indian Woods - Their Identification, Properties and Uses, Volume I - Dilleniaceae to Elaeocarpaceae. Published by the Manager of Publications, Delhi, India.
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