Andaman pyinma (Lagerstroemia hypoleuca)
Family: Lythraceae
Common names: Andaman pyinma, Jarul, Pabda, Pyinma
Common uses: Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Boat building: framing, Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Cooperages, Door, Flooring, Furniture, Golf club heads, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Mine timbers, Plywood, Poles, Railroad ties, Shingles, Structural work, Tables, Vehicle parts
Environment profile: Rare
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Drying Defects: Distortion, Moderate end spitting
Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult
Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with dry wood is easy
Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Fair to Good Results
Turning: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Painting: Poor to Very Poor; Staining: Poor to Very Poor;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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641 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
654 |
1024 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
485 |
699 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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752 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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155 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
117 |
135 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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Radial Shrinkage |
6 |
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Weight |
624 |
496 |
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 | Density | | 40 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 1658 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 6899 | 9945 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 2205 | psi | Stiffness | 1665 | 1923 | 1000 psi | Weight | 39 | 31 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 6 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 10 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Max. crushing strength = high Hardness (side grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = medium
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