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PunahPunah
Punah (Tetramerista glabra)

Family: Tetrameristaceae

Common names: Amat, Bankalis, Entuyut, Kaye hujan, Kuantan, Larut, Pedada-paja, Punah, Punak, Rain tree, Sha lei, Terepit, Tuyot

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

Distribution overview: The species occurs in coastal swamp forests in the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Construction, Domestic flooring, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Flooring, Form work, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Light construction, Mine timbers, Parquet flooring, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Roofing, Rough construction, Sporting Goods, Structural work, Sub-flooring, Tool handles, Vehicle parts

Environment profile: Vulnerable

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isTan, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: Unpleasent odor when freshly milled

Kiln Schedules: UK=C US=T3C2/T3C1 Fr=3

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: No twisting or warping, Slight surface checking

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: Deposits - Pores are reported to contain white, gum-like deposits.General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Good results

Cutting Resistance: Low resistance to sawing

Gluing: Good gluing properties

Mortising: Mortises cleanly with ordinary machine tools

Moulding: Responds well to ordinary machine tools in moulding operations

Movement in Service: Responds well to ordinary machine tools in moulding operations

Nailing: Splits occasionally during nailing , Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood response to penetration and retention is adequate

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Good routing qualities

Sanding: Good sanding properties

Screwing: Pre-Boring is recommended in screwing Pre-Boring is recommended before screwing, especially in small materials ; Turning: Poor results

Painting: Fair to Good; Polishing: Satisfactory; Varnishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,62 0,73
Density 721 kg/m3
Bending Strength 585 751 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 37 57 kg/cm2
Hardness 451 kg
Impact Strength 63 71 cm
Shearing Strength 62 kg/cm2
Stiffness 119 122 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 833 673 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,56 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending 380 592 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 8324 10695 psi
Crushing Strength 529 821. psi
Density 45 lbs/ft3
Hardness 995 lbs
Impact Strength 25 28 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3477 4191 psi
Shearing Strength 882 psi
Static Bending 5409 8433. psi
Stiffness 1705 1749 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 8 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.62 0.73
Weight 52 42 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 17 %

Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Max. crushing strength = low
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Max. crushing strength = medium
Heavy
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Dense

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