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Brisbane box
Brisbane box (Tristania conferta)

Family: Myrtaceae

Common names: Brisbane box, Brush box, Pink box, Scrub box, Tristania, White box

Distributed in: Australia, Hawaii [US], Madagascar (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Bearings & bushings, Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Decks, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Handles: general, Handles: woodworking tools, Heavy construction, Joinery, Ladders, Mine timbers, Plywood, Posts, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Textile equipment, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Wharf construction

Environment profile: Abundant/Secure

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodBrown, Well defined .The grain isWeak figure, the textureFine to mediumand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Resistant to attack from termites (Isoptera), Resistant to termites

Silica Content: High

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

Kiln Drying Rate: Slow (18-28 days for boards < 32 mm, to 52-84 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Severe surface checking, Severe twisting/warping

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Responds Poorly

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Sanding: Fair to Good Results

Screwing: Easy to screw, Screwing yields good results; Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results


  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 865 kg/m3
Bending Strength 748 1161 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 432 636 kg/cm2
Hardness 1192 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 166 kg/cm2
Stiffness 100 116 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 849 689 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 10643 16517 psi
Density 54 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2628 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6153 9058 psi
Shearing Strength 2373 psi
Stiffness 1435 1656 1000 psi
Weight 53 43 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 9 %

Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft 1
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Max. crushing strength = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very high
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = low

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