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Northern territory milkwood
Northern territory milkwood (Alstonia actinophylla)

Family: Apocynaceae

Common names: Basong, Dita, Mergalang, Milkwood, Milky pine, Mo cua, Northern territory milkwood, Pulai, Shaitan wood

Distributed in: India (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: In Australia, in North Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Common uses: Bent Parts, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Stools, Trimming, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wainscotting, Wardrobes, Woodwork

Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellowish whiteand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Vulnerable to attack by powder-post beetles, susceptible to sap stain

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Schedules: T10 - D4S (4/4)US

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Comments: Large slit-like canals containing latex are usually present

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Good (75+ pieces out of 100 will yield good to excellent results)

Carving: Good results

Cutting Resistance: Low resistance to sawing

Gluing: Moderate gluing properties

Mortising: good

Moulding: Good moulding properties

Movement in Service: Good moulding properties

Nailing: Satisfactory nailing properties, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Response to hand tools: Responds well to hand tools

Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Good results


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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,3
Density 400 kg/m3
Bending Strength 353 541 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 192 308 kg/cm2
Hardness 204 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 62 73 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 400 320 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 201 cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 5027 7699. psi
Density 25 lbs/ft3
Hardness 451 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 2734 4382. psi
Stiffness 882 1042. 1000 psi
Toughness 175 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.3
Weight 25 20. lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %

Density is high , hard wood, and can be dented and marred easily

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, AustraliaChudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.Kloot, N.H. and E. Bolza. 1961. Properties of Timbers Imported into Australia. Division of Forest Products Technological Paper No. 12. Commonwealth scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Melbourne, Australia.
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