Klinki pine (Araucaria hunsteinii)
Family: Araucariaceae
Common names: Bunya bunya, Klinki pine, Norfolk Island pine, Pin colonnaire, Sapin de montagne
Distributed in: Papua New Guinea (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Primarily in northeastern New Guinea: Bulolo Valley, 600-2000 m, but may also be found in Austrlai, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and the Norfolk Islands.
Common uses: Boxes and crates, Building materials, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Moldings, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Veneer
Environment profile: Rare
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow - light and the sapwoodWhitish, straw-colored, or cream white to yellow , Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Readily attacked by the common furniture beetle, termites, and marine borers , Very little natural resistance to decay in ground contact
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Kiln Schedules: T10-D5S (4/4) T8-D4S (8/4) US Schedule J (4/4) United Kingdom
Ease of Drying: Stress caused by quick drying can be eased by brief high humidity treatment
Comments: Compression wood is occasionally present, appearing as a uellpw or brown band along the grain Readily converted for the manufacture for excellent quality plywood
Boring: Good boring qualitites
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Saw without difficulty
Gluing: Good gluing properties
Mortising: Responds well to mortising operations
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Good nailing characteristics, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Planes without any difficulty
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable
Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools
Routing recessing: Very good routing properties
Sanding: Easily sanded
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Screwing: Fair to Good Results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Painting: Takes paint well ; Polishing: Finishes smoothly ; Staining: Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Varnishing: Good varnishing properties ;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,36 |
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Density |
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400 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
434 |
734 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
24 |
47 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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238 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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96 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
87 |
103 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
5 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
400 |
288 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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81 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
250 |
498 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 6178 | 10442 | psi | Crushing Strength | 347 | 672 | psi | Density | | 25 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 526 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 2676 | 5183 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1367 | psi | Static Bending | 3567 | 7095 | psi | Stiffness | 1244 | 1476 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 71 | inch-lbs | Specific Gravity | 0.36 | | | Weight | 25 | 18 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 5 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 9 | | % | |
Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = small Not hard Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Moderate weight Max. crushing strength = low Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 15-22 lbs/cu. ft. Crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = very high Bending strength (MOR) = low Average density
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