Baiza (Hibiscus macrophyllus)
Family: Malvaceae
Common names: Baiza, Chamia, Dayban, Jabo, Kachia-udal, Kasyapala, Kong-krowai, Mao-marli, Maoh, Misi-mugrong-buphang, Pharna, Pochong, Pohu udal, Sho, Tutar, Tyllendkar, Yetwen
Distributed in: Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia (Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Common uses: Boat building (general), Heavy construction, Light construction, Poles, Posts, Sporting Goods
Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m
Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLow
Natural durability: Resistant to marine borers, Susceptible to attack from termites (Isoptera)
Silica Content: Siliceous
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: High to severe
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant heartwood
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Steam bending: Fair to Good Results
Polishing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
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Dry |
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Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
654 |
1024 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
485 |
699 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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kg |
Impact Strength |
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101 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
117 |
135 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
6 |
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Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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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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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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| | | | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 9310 | 14566 | psi | Impact Strength | | 40 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 6899 | 9945 | psi | Stiffness | 1665 | 1923 | 1000 psi | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 6 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 11 | | % | |
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = medium Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = small Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Max. crushing strength = high Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Chowdhury, K.A., Ghosh, S.S.,1958,Indian Woods: Their identification, properties and uses Vol. I,Dilleruaceae to Elaeocarpaceae,Manager of Publications, Delhi, IndiaDesch, H.E.,1954,Manual of Malayan Timbers (2 vols,Malayan Forest Records,no.15Gamble, J.S.,1902,A Manual of Indian Timbers,Sampson Low, Marston & Co. LondonWhitmore, T.C. (Ed.,1972,Tree Flora of Malaya A Manual for Foresters Volume 1,Forest Department Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Malaysia
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