Small leaved fig (Ficus eugeniodes)
Family: Moraceae
Common names: Aoan, Au, Auon, Badhahal, Bedechall, Bedegal, Fig, Hoda, Hodda, Lulg, Nunu, Oot, Small leaved fig, Uosech ra rechelid, Uosechedel Uh, Wos
Distributed in: Australia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Australia and many of the islands and provinces in the Philippines.
Common uses: Concrete formwork, Construction, Food containers, Interior construction, Moldings
Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed
Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m
Fig trees often start on other vegetation, send roots to the ground and over take their host
Colors: the heart isReddish brownand the sapwoodWhite, White in color .The grain isInterlocked, the textureUnevenand the lusterHigh
Natural durability: Non-durable, Perishable
Odor: Has an odor
Drying Defects: Collapse, Distortion
Ease of Drying: Thick Stock Requires Care
Comments: Highly vulnerable to fungus and insects, loose texturedLight Soft
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Fair to Good Results
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Holds nails well
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fair to Good Results
Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Polishing: Fair to Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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560 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
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778 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
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453 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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347 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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Shearing Strength |
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86 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
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1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
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Maximum Load |
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Static Bending |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | | 11074 | psi | Density | | 35 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 766 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | | 6448 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1225 | psi | Toughness | | 54 | inch-lbs | |
Bolza, E., Kloot, N. H. 1963. The Mechanical Properties of 174 Australian Timbers. Technological Paper No. 25. Division of Forest Products, Center for Scientific and Industrial Organization (CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia.Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.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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