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Australian southern mahoganyAustralian southern mahogany
Australian southern mahogany (Eucalyptus botryoides)

Family: Myrtaceae

Common names: Australian southern mahogany, Bangalay, Botryoides gum, Gippsland mahogany, Mahogany, Mahogany gum, Southern mahongany

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

Common uses: Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Fuelwood, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Light construction, Paneling, Posts, Railroad ties, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 350-400 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodBrown, Different than heartwood.The grain isStraight, the textureUniform

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera), Susceptible to insect attack

Odor: Has an odor

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Kiln Drying Rate: Slow

Drying Defects: Internal Honeycombing Possible, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Poor to very poor results

Carving: Poor to Very Poor Results

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Poor to Very Poor

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Responds Poorly

Sanding: Poor to Very Poor Results

Veneering qualities: Suitable for peeling

Steam bending: Fair to Good Results

Screwing: Possible if prebored, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Fair to Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 897 kg/m3
Bending Strength 845 1309 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 443 649 kg/cm2
Hardness 901 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 166 kg/cm2
Stiffness 152 175 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 881 705 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 12025 18632 psi
Density 56 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1987 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6302 9236 psi
Shearing Strength 2365 psi
Stiffness 2167 2494 1000 psi
Weight 55 44 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 10 %

Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Max. crushing strength = high
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu.ft
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = hard

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