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BelianBelian
Belian (Eusideroxylon zwageri)

Family: Lauraceae

Common names: Abuin, Balian, Belian, Belian bulch, Belian buloh, Belian griting, Belian kapur, Belian tembaga, Belian wi, Bilian, Billan, Billian, Boelian, Bois de fer de Borneo, Borneo eisenholz, Borneo ironwood, Borneo's ijzerhout, Borneo-jarntra, Borneosch ijerhout, Bulian, Bulian rambai, Caju baelian, Ijzerhout, Im muk, Kajo taha, Kajoe besi, Kayu besi, Ku an tin, Ku'an tin, Lampahoeng, Legno ferro del Borneo, Melangganai, Oelin, Onglen, Palembangs ijzerhout, Palo de hierro de Borneo, Sakian, Tadien, Tambulian, Tanoedlen, Tebelian, Telian, Terbelian, Tulian, Ulin, Yam muk

Distributed in: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Throughout the lowlands of Sabah extending into the remainder of Borneo, other Indonesian islands, and the Philippines; occasionally abundant.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Bridge construction, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Exterior trim & siding, Exterior uses, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Marine construction, Mine timbers, Office furniture, Pile-driver cushions, Piling, Poles, Posts, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Shafts/Handles, Shingles, Shipbuilding, Sporting Goods, Stools, Structural work, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Wharf construction

Environment profile: Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Rare within significant parts of its range

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMedium coarse and the lusterSlightly lustrous

Natural durability: Very durable, Very durable

Odor: No distinct taste

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: UK=B US=T2C2/T2C1 Fr=2

Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid (<10 days for boards < 32 mm, to <30 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Tree Identification: Fluted

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good Wood contains oil cells

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on machining is severe

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Wood is heavy and hard

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Gluing: Responds poorly to synthetic resin glues

Mortising: Material is Hard and Heavy

Moulding: Poor to Very Poor

Movement in Service: Poor to Very Poor

Nailing: Pre-boring recommended, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Good in both routing and recessing.

Sanding: Good sanding finish

Veneering qualities: Easy to cut, Good gluing qualities

Screwing: Possible if prebored ; Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results

Painting: Satisfactory; Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Stains well;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,81
Density 993 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1440 1911 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 742 928 kg/cm2
Hardness 1365 kg
Impact Strength 101 cm
Shearing Strength 202 kg/cm2
Stiffness 178 197 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 977 801 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 20494 27194 psi
Density 62 lbs/ft3
Hardness 3010 lbs
Impact Strength 40 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 10565 13205 psi
Shearing Strength 2877 psi
Stiffness 2539 2803 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.81
Weight 61 50 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %

Density (dry weight) = 61< 0
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Hardness (side grain) = Hard
Max crushing strength (stiffness) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Density (dry weight) = 53-60
Toughness -hammer drop = medium
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Max. crushing strength = high

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