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Kauceuti
Kauceuti (Kermadecia vitiensis)

Family: Proteaceae

Common names: Kauceuti

Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Furniture, Moldings, Paneling, Veneer

Tree size: Tree height is 10-20 m

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodRed, Well defined.The grain isStraight, the textureCoarse

Natural durability: Non durable, Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles

Drying Defects: Moderate collapse and honeycombing, Slight twist/warp

Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy

Veneering qualities: Easy to cut, No drying degrade. Dries flat without splitting

Turning: Easy to turn


  • Numerical data Metric
  • Numerical data English
  • Strength properties
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 512 kg/m3
Bending Strength 467 732 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 150 275 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 85 kg/cm2
Stiffness 79 92 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 496 400 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 6644 10418 psi
Density 32 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 2139 3916 psi
Shearing Strength 1221 psi
Stiffness 1131 1321 1000 psi
Weight 31 25 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 10 %

Max. crushing strength = low
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Bending strength (MOR) = medium

Alston, A.S.,1966,Natural Heartwood Durability,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No. 2Alston, A.S.,1966,Powder Post Beetle Lyctus Species,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.6Bolza, E., Kloot, N.H.,1972,The Mechanical Properties of 56 Fijian Timbers,Australia C.S.I.R.O. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper,No.,62Fiji Department of Forestry,1969,A Summary of the Properties of 34 Indigenous Timbers,Fiji Forestry Department, Suva. Fiji timbers and their uses No.38Fiji Forestry Department,1970,The Properties and Potential Uses of Kauceuti (Kermadecia vitiensis) A,Summary of C.S.I.R.O. Investigations,Fiji Timbers and their Uses No.42, Department of Forestry, Suva, Fiji
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