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Pyinkado
Pyinkado (Xylia xylocarpa)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Boja, Bojeh, Cam xe, Eruvalu, Irul, Irummala, Jamba, Jambe, Jambu, Kada, Kadamaram, Konda tangedu, Kongora, Mai-sa-lan, Mai-sak, Orjori, Panga, Pangali, Pegu ironwood, Pinkado, Pkhay, Praing, Pran, Pyin, Pyinkado, Shilve, Sokram, Suaba, Suria, Tangani, Tangedi, Tangudu, The ironwood of Burma, Tiriwa, Trul, Trumalla, Yerul

Distributed in: Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Xylia is a small genus of trees distributed in tropical Asia and Africa. X. xylocarpa is common in the forest of the Western Ghats in southern Maharashtra, Mysore, and Kerala in India. Its range is also reported to extend in a scattered manner from Madhya Pradesh eastward to the Esatern Ghats in Orissa and Andra Pradesh, and is locally common in Ganjam. also introduced into West Bengal.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Barge fenders, Boat building (general), Boat building, Bridge beams, Bridge construction, Bridge joists, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Chemical derivatives, Construction, Crossties, Decks, Docks, Dockwork, Factory construction, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Golf club heads, Handles: general, Harbor work, Heavy construction, Ladders, Lifeboats, Light construction, Marine construction, Mine timbers, Naval architecture, Piling, Poles, Posts, Raft floats, Rafts, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding, Structural work, Textile equipment, Tool handles, Utility poles, Vehicle parts, Wharf construction

Product sources: The bark and oil from the seeds of Irul are used for medicinal purposes.

Environment profile: The future survival of this species is at risk

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 250-300 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterHigh

Natural durability: Very durable, Very high natural resistance

Odor: No specific smell or taste

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

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

Drying Defects: Slight twist/warp, Warping can be expected

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: Deposits - Wood vessels may contain whitish deposits.General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as good The woods of Irul (X. xylocarpa ) and Pyinkado (X. dolabriformis ) are very similar in structural and other properties, and are very difficult to distinguish. Wood vessels may contain white deposits.

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly difficult to glue

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Holds nails well, Poor resistance to decay

Planing: Requires sharp cutting edges

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Fairly good sanding characteristics

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Steam bending: Fair to Good Results

Screwing: Screwing yields good results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Rated as excellent ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,69 0,76
Density 881 kg/m3
Bending Strength 867 1265 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 506 756 kg/cm2
Hardness 1074 kg
Impact Strength 73 73 cm
Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2
Stiffness 130 150 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 961 865 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 12336 18006 psi
Density 55 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2369 lbs
Impact Strength 29 29 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 7201 10756 psi
Shearing Strength 2205 psi
Stiffness 1853 2134 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.69 0.76
Weight 60 54 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %

Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu.ft 0
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft 1
Max. crushing strength = high 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Max. crushing strength = very high
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
High in density
Heavy
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = very high

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