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Keranji
Keranji (Dialium patens)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Kerandji, Keranji, Khleng, Kralanh, Xoay

Distributed in: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Malay Peninsula, with a growth range that extends into Indonesia, Sabah and Sarawak. They are usually found on hills and flatlands.

Common uses: Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Construction, Domestic flooring, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Flooring, Handles, Heavy construction, Joinery, Mine timbers, Parquet flooring, Pile-driver cushions, Piling, Poles, Shafts/Handles, Sub-flooring, Tool handles, Truck bodies, Utility poles, Vehicle parts

Product sources: Species in the Dialium genus are reported to produce timber with very similar charateristics, and are mixed and marketed together under the trade name of Kerandji.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isTurn reddish brown upon exposure, Whiteand the sapwoodDarkens after exposure , White.The grain isWavy, the textureUniform

Natural durability: Non-resistant to powder post beetles, Perishable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: T6 - D2 (4/4) US/T6 - D2 (4/4) US

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Radial and tangential shrinkage from 4-7%

Comments: The timber has high resistance to shockTimber has high resistance to shock

Blunting Effect: The timber is reported to blunt cutting edges rather rapidly.

Boring: Use very sharp cutting edges to prevent grain from tearing

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fair to Good , Poor to Very Poor

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Turning: Good results


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,72
Density 945 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1476 1874 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 197 307 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength 157 cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 198 234 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load 1,26 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending 955 1490 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 20998 26656 psi
Crushing Strength 2812 4367. psi
Density 59 lbs/ft3
Impact Strength 62 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 11187 17930. psi
Static Bending 13596 21198. psi
Stiffness 2821 3335. 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 18 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.72
Weight 74 58 lbs/ft3


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