
Landak (Vatica stapfiana)
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Common names: Landak, Oak resak, Resak, Resak laru, Resak mempening, Resak menapening, Resak oak, Sak
Distributed in: Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Heavy construction, Light construction, Marine construction, Poles
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodRed, Well defined.The grain isStraight, the textureFineand the lusterLow
Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Very durable
Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Drying Defects: Distortion, Moderate surface checking
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on machining is fairly severe
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Poor to Very Poor
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
Sanding: Fair to Good Results
Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- 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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721 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
804 |
1248 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
485 |
699 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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752 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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71 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
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155 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
152 |
175 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
5 |
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% |
Weight |
705 |
560 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 11442 | 17761 | psi | Density | | 45 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 1658 | lbs | Impact Strength | | 28 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 6899 | 9945 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 2205 | psi | Stiffness | 2167 | 2494 | 1000 psi | Weight | 44 | 35 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 5 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 10 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Crushing strength = high Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Hardness (side grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = high
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