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Perepat hutan
Perepat hutan (Fagraea gigantea)

Family: Potaliaceae

Common names: Perepat hutan, Perepat sadong, Tembusu hutan

Distributed in: Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Bridge construction, Flooring, Heavy construction, Railroad ties

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 300-350 cm

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureFine to mediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very durable

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Drying Defects: Distortion

Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is fluted

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw

Planing: Poor to Very Poor

Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine

Turning: Good results


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 689 kg/m3
Bending Strength kg/cm2
Crushing Strength kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 673 528 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Density 43 lbs/ft3
Weight 42 33 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 4 %

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small

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