Maroso (Dysoxylum euphlebium)
Family: Meliaceae
Common names: Kuling-babui, Maroso, Miao, Miau, Paluahan
Distributed in: Philippines (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Philippines, mainly in the Laguna and Negros regions.
Common uses: Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Construction, Furniture , Furniture components, Specialty items, Turnery
Environment profile: Data source is World Conservation Monitoring Center
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isPink, Redand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Resistant to powder post beetles, Susceptible to insect attack
Odor: No characteristic taste
Silica Content: Siliceous
Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow
Drying Defects: Internal Honeycombing Possible, Splitting
Ease of Drying: Requires special attention
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Nailing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds well
Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Unsuitable
Screwing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Painting: Fair to Good; Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
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Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
587 |
1097 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
49 |
108 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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593 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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120 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
120 |
156 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
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Weight |
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kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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420 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
324 |
748 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 8350 | 15611 | psi | Crushing Strength | 708 | 1548 | psi | Hardness | | 1308 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 4043 | 8281 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1715 | psi | Static Bending | 4615 | 10649 | psi | Stiffness | 1715 | 2230 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 365 | inch-lbs | Specific Gravity | 0.57 | 0.63 | | |
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.Schneider, E.E. 1916. Commercial Woods of the Philippines: Their Preparation and Uses. Bulletin No. 14. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry, Manila, Philippines.
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