MANUAL ON THE PROPERTIES AND USES OF LESSER ... - ITTO

,5: TECHNOWGICAL PROPERTIES--Technological Properties Property Classification DescriptioniRemarksPhysical PropertiesRelative density Class V Low relative density(0.306)Volumetric shrinkage Class II Moderately low volumetricshrinkage (10.2%)Mechanical/StrengthProperties Class V Low strength (Bendingstrength - 35.8 MPa;Compressive strength -13.9 MPa; Hardness - 21.8KN; Shear strength - 5.28MPa; Toughness - 27.0(Joule/Specimen)I Sawing Class I Easy to sawDrying Class II Moderately difficult to dryMachining Class I Very good machiningpropertyFinishing Class II Fair finishing propertyNatural Durability Class V PerishableTreatability No available data No available dataData obtained from Phase I ofITTO Project PD 47/88 Rev. 3 (1).6. END-USESFor manufacture of wooden shoes, fish net floats, pulp and paper making,particleboard, boxes and crates, and other stringed instruments.7. ILLUSTRATIONTangential Cut15