Chhoeu khloung ou (Dipterocarpus tuberculatus)
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Common names: Chhoeu khloung ou, Choeu khlong, Dau, Dau son, Dawnding, Dom chhoeu khlong, Dzau long, Eng, Enig, Gurjan, Gurjun, In, Kahur, Kanklaw-taro, Keunong, Khlong, Khlong craham, Khuang, Klong, Koung, Kruang, Kuang, Kung, Mai teen, Mai tong, Mai tun, May cung, Pluang, Shinglim, Shweta gurjun, Sooahn, Tueng, Ung, Yang, Yang phluang
Distributed in: Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Decks, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Ladders, Light construction, Mine timbers, Piling, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Railroad ties, Shingles, Sporting Goods, Vehicle parts, Veneer
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodPink, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera)
Kiln Schedules: UK=D US=T3D2/T3C1
Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, Moderate twist/warp
Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care
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: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Moderate gluing properties
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Holds nails well, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant
Response to hand tools: Moderate working qualities
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Steam bending: Moderate
Screwing: Screwing yields good results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Polishing: Good; Staining: Finish is generally satisfactory;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
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Dry |
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Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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801 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
754 |
1173 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
485 |
699 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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155 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
117 |
135 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
5 |
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Weight |
785 |
641 |
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 | 10732 | 16695 | psi | Density | | 50 | lbs/ft3 | Maximum Crushing Strength | 6899 | 9945 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 2205 | psi | Stiffness | 1665 | 1923 | 1000 psi | Weight | 49 | 40 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 5 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 9 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft Shrinkage, Tangential = large Max. crushing strength = high Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = high
Forests Products Research Laboratory, U.K.,1956,A Handbook of Hardwoods,Forest Products Research Laboratory, Princes Risborough, Department of,Science and Industrial Research, Building Research EstablishmentFundter, J.M.,1982,Names for Dipterocarp timbers and trees from Asia,Pudoc, Wageningen, NetherlandsKeating, W.G., Bolza, E.,1982,Characteristics properties and uses of timbers. South East Asia, Northern,Australia and the Pacific,C.S.I.R.O. Div. Chemical Technology,Inkata Press,1Patterson, D.,1988,Commercial Timbers of the World, 5th Edition,Gower Technical PressSallenave, P.,1955,Proprietes Phyiques et Mecaniques des Bois Tropicaux de l'Union Francaise,C.T.F.TTewari, M.C., Jain, J.C.,1980,Utilization of Secondary Species,Journal of the National Building Organization 25(2) pp1-6
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