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Camphorwood
Camphorwood (Cinnamomum iners)

Family: Lauraceae

Common names: Camphorwood, Camphur wood, Cinnamon, Cinnamonwood, Cinnanmon, Dalchini, Gondhori, Hmanthein, Hmanthin, Kadeu, Kajoe tedja, Kalingag, Karawe, Kayu, Kayu manis, Kayu manis hutan, Kemangi, Kitedja, Kusunoki, Lelang, Medang, Ohez, Singga betina, Tedja, Teja badak

Distributed in: Brunei, Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: It is common in India and endemic in Western Ghats.

Common uses: Balusters, Baskets, Blinds, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Food containers, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Moldings, Office furniture, Planks, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Shutters, Sills, Stairworks, Stools, Stringers, Tables , Utility furniture, Wardrobes, Windows

Environment profile: Very little threat to its natural environment.

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowish tanand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isOther figure, the textureMediumand the lusterLow

Natural durability: Resistant to termites, Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: Spicy scent

Kiln Schedules: T10 - D2 (4/4) US

Kiln Drying Rate: Slow

Drying Defects: Internal Honeycombing Possible, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Variable

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Moderate 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: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Veneering qualities: Difficult to veneer

Steam bending: Unsuitable

Screwing: Pre-boring recommended ; Turning: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,47 0,54
Density 624 kg/m3
Bending Strength 665 997 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 49 64 kg/cm2
Hardness 454 kg
Impact Strength 78 81 cm
Shearing Strength 95 kg/cm2
Stiffness 115 133 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 657 608 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,56 0,91 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending 381 526 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 9470 14191 psi
Crushing Strength 706 921 psi
Density 39 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1001 lbs
Impact Strength 31 32 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 4398 7044 psi
Shearing Strength 1357 psi
Static Bending 5429 7487 psi
Stiffness 1640 1892 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 8 13 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.47 0.54
Weight 41 38 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 10 %

Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Resists denting and marring
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Heavy
Hardness = medium
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Density = high
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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