Kelat (Eugenia formosa)
Family:
Common names: Angkol, Bolsobak, Dangkhao, Doi, Kelat, Mao
Distributed in: Fiji, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Lowlands and mountains of the Malay Peninsula, extending into the western Pacific islands.
Common uses: Beams, Bridge beams, Bridge construction, Bridge joists, Building materials, Crossties, Domestic flooring, Factory flooring, Flooring, Foundation posts, Marine construction, Parquet flooring, Pile-driver cushions, Piling, Poles, Posts, Rafters, Railroad ties, Roofing, Shipbuilding, Stakes, Structural work, Sub-flooring, Utility poles, Wharf construction
Product sources: Some species in the genus are reported to yield edible fruit, while others have an inner bark that produce tannin for curing leather and for toughening nets.
Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodColor not distinct from heartwood, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureResinous and oilyand the lusterSlightly lustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly
Drying Defects: Checking, Moderate end spitting
Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care
Comments: Variable weigt
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fair to Good Results
Cutting Resistance: Saws cleanly with moderate blutning of cutting edges
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: Tends to split during nailing, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Hard, heavy, and strong
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fair to Good Results
Turning: Yields clean surfaces
Polishing: Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,61 |
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Density |
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641 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
668 |
971 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
344 |
529 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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406 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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95 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
107 |
125 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
8 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
4 |
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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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131 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
430 |
589 |
kg/cm2 |
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| | | | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 9506 | 13818 | psi | Density | | 40 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 897 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 4900 | 7526 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1352 | psi | Static Bending | 6125 | 8389 | psi | Stiffness | 1529 | 1784 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 114 | inch-lbs | Specific Gravity | 0.61 | | | Radial Shrinkage | 4 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 8 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 15 | | % | |
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