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East Indian ebony
East Indian ebony (Diospyros pyrrhocarpa)

Family: Ebenaceae

Common names: Anang, East Indian ebony, Ebony persimmon, Kamagong, Kaya arang, Kayu malam, Marblewood, Trayung

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

Distribution overview: Philippines (Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Rizal, Laguna, Tayabas, Polillo, Alabat, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Ctanduanes, Mindoro, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Negros Occidental, Bohol, Agusan, and Basilan).

Common uses: Carvings, Drum sticks, Inlay work, Marquetry, Musical instruments , Organ pipes, Ornamental work , Piano keys, Pianos , Sounding boards, Turnery, Violin bows, Violin, Woodwork , Xylophones

Environment profile: Status unknown due to inadequate information

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isSmall heartwood, Yellowand the sapwoodWide, Yellowish after drying.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLow

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

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Silica Content: Siliceous

Kiln Schedules: T3 - C2 (4/4); T3 - C1 (8/4) US

Drying Defects: Distortion, Resin Exudation

Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care

Blunting Effect: Severe blunting effect on cutting surfaces

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Satisfactory sawing properties

Gluing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Special attention required

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Steam bending: Poor to Very Poor Results

Screwing: Very Good to Excellent Results ; Turning: Good results

Polishing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult; Staining: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult ; Varnishing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,58 0,63
Density 833 kg/m3
Bending Strength 675 1112 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 53 90 kg/cm2
Hardness 674 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 122 kg/cm2
Stiffness 100 137 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 471 cm-kg
Static Bending 416 697 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 9610 15820 psi
Crushing Strength 758 1289 psi
Density 52 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1486 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 4586 7958 psi
Shearing Strength 1742 psi
Static Bending 5923 9918 psi
Stiffness 1431 1959 1000 psi
Toughness 409 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.58 0.63
Weight 51 42. lbs/ft3


Chudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Lauricio, F. M., Bellosillo, S. B., The Mechanical and Related Properties of Philippine Woods, The Philippine Lumber Journal, 12(5):A-H.Reyes, L.J. 1938. Philippine Woods. Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Technical Bulletin 7, Commonwealth of the Philippines, Bureau of Printing, Manila.
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