Bael (Aegle marmelos)
Family: Rutaceae
Common names: Bael, Baelo, Baeltree, Bel, Bela, Belana, Bil, Bila patri, Bilapatri, Bili, Hpunja, Koovalam, Kovalam, Kuvalam, Lohagasi, Mahaka, Mahika, Maika, Mak-pyin, Maradu, Marat, Maredu, Marmeleiro-da-India, Marudu, Okshit, Patir, Singjo, The bael tree, Vilva, Vilvam
Distributed in: Burma, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Charcoal, Furniture, Heavy construction, Light construction, Poles, Posts, Tool handles, Vehicle parts
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureFineand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Resistant to termites, Sapwood is susceptible to wood staining fungal attack
Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries at a moderate speed
Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp, Splitting
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Blunting Effect: Little
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood
Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities
Routing recessing: Very Good to Excellent Results
Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Satisfactory;
- 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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881 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
542 |
849 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
275 |
449 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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kg |
Impact Strength |
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55 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
83 |
97 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
6 |
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Weight |
865 |
689 |
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 | 7711 | 12078 | psi | Density | | 55 | lbs/ft3 | Impact Strength | | 22 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3916 | 6397 | psi | Stiffness | 1188 | 1383 | 1000 psi | Weight | 54 | 43 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 6 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 10 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Max. crushing strength = medium Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Bending strength (MOR) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = low
Bourdillon, T.F.,1908,The Forest Trees of Travancore,Travancore Government PressFreitas, M.C.P.G. de,1963,Maderas da India Portuguesa,Lisbon Mem. Junta de Invest. do Ultramar,No.47Gamble, J.S.,1902,A Manual of Indian Timbers,Sampson Low, Marston & Co. LondonNazma,1981,A handbook of Kerala Timbers,Kerala Forest Research Institute Research Report, No.9Pearson, R.S., Brown, H.P.,1932,Commercial Timbers of India,Govt. Printer Calcutta,2 volsSweet, C.V.,1922,Further experiments in the air-seasoning of Indian timbers and general,recommendations as to seasoning methods.,Indian Forest Records IX part V, Delhi, India
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