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Kauri
Kauri (Agathis alba)

Family: Araucariaceae

Common names: Adiangu, Almaciga, Almaciga daminara, Aninga, Aningat, Anteng, Badiangau, Bagtik, Bahos, Bendang, Bindang, Borneo kauri, Dadiangau, Dakua makadre, Damar, Damar minyak, Damur laut, Indian agathis, Kauri, Kauri pine, Ladiangau, Makan, Menghilan, Saleng, Sanum, Sarawak kauri, Titan, Tolong, Tsanum, Uli

Distributed in: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Most common in the mountain forests of Malaysia, at elevations of 1000 to 5000 feet (305 to 1525 m), it can also be found in Indochina and at high elevations on almost all the Philippine islands.

Common uses: Balusters, Beehives, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: masts, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Construction, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Drawing boards, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Flooring, Furniture, Interior construction, Joinery, Lifeboats, Light construction, Matches, Mathematical instruments, Moldings, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Pencil, Piling, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Pulp/Paper products, Shipbuilding, Sporting Goods, Stairworks, Stringers, Sub-flooring, Toys, Truck bodies, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer

Product sources: Several Afzelia species are routinely marketed together under the trade name Chanfuta, or under one of the other common names of this species. The material is available in wide boards, but lengths tend to be short.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 300-350 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellowish brownand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very little natural resistance

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is rather slow

Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow (>28 days for boards < 32 mm, to >84 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Slight end splitting, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Satisfactory results

Carving: Fairly difficult to carve

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Mortising: good

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Satisfactory nailing properties, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Very good in both routing and recessing

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

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

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

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,37
Density 512 kg/m3
Bending Strength 476 794 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 214 401 kg/cm2
Hardness 213 kg
Impact Strength 40 cm
Shearing Strength 99 kg/cm2
Stiffness 75 90 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 560 464 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,35 0,49 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 81 cm-kg
Static Bending 412 669 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6773 11296 psi
Density 32 lbs/ft3
Hardness 470 lbs
Impact Strength 16 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 3054 5716 psi
Shearing Strength 1416 psi
Static Bending 5860 9526 psi
Stiffness 1074 1286 1000 psi
Toughness 71 inch-lbs
Work to Maximum Load 5 7 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.37
Weight 35 29 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %

Bending strength (MOR) = low
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Max. crushing strength = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Work to Maximum Load = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Surfaces may dent or scratch easily
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Density = high
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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