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New Guinea Sterculia
New Guinea Sterculia (Sterculia conwentzii)

Family: Sterculiaceae

Common names: New Guinea Sterculia

Distributed in: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: Several species in the genus Sterculia are distributed in the Malay Peninsula, Philippines, and other areas in southeast Asia.

Common uses: Blinds, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Figured veneer, Interior construction, Interior trim, Millwork, Moldings, Packing cases, Paneling , Plain veneer, Shutters, Sills, Trimming, Veneer, Wainscotting, Windows

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite to cream, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureSpongy heart may be present. and the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Drying Defects: Splitting

Ease of Drying: Stains easily

Comments: Leight weight, poor quality, suitable on for low-grade uses

Cutting Resistance: Material is very soft and saws easily

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood

Response to hand tools: Easy to machine


Polishing: Poor to Very Poor;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 288 kg/m3
Bending Strength 268 321 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 138 208 kg/cm2
Hardness 111 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 40 kg/cm2
Stiffness 53 59 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage %
Weight kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness 50 cm-kg
Static Bending 179 259 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 3822 4577 psi
Density 18 lbs/ft3
Hardness 245 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 1970 2969 psi
Shearing Strength 582 psi
Static Bending 2548 3685 psi
Stiffness 768 849 1000 psi
Toughness 44 inch-lbs
Specific Gravity 0.25 0.26

Resistance to denting and marring is low
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Density = low
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = low
Bending strength (MOR) = low

Bolza, E. and N. H. Kloot.1966.The Mechanical Properties of 81 New Guinea Timbers.Technological Paper No. 41.Division of Forest Products, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Melbourne, Australia.Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaysia Publishing House Ltd., Singapore.Eddowes, P. J. 1961. Commercial Timbers of Papua New Guinea:Their Properties and Uses. Office of Forests, Papua New GuineaSchneider, E.E. 1916. Commercial Woods of the Philippines: Their Preparation and Uses. Bulletin No. 14. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Forestry, Manila, Philippines.WCMC. 1992. Conservation Status Listing - Trees and Timbers of the World. World Conservation Monitoring Center-Plants Programme, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, United Kingdom.
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