MERBAU FLOORING / MERBAU LANTAI KAYU / ²¨ÂÞľ
Suitable for : indoor floor, outdoor floor, ceiling, wall panel & decoration
Common Name(s): Merbau, Kwila, Ipil
Dientific Name: Intsia spp. (I. bijuga, I. palembanica)
Common Name(s): Merbau, Kwila, Ipil
Dientific Name: Intsia spp. (I. bijuga, I. palembanica)
Distribution: From East Africa to Southeast Asia and Australia;
(primarily New Guinea)
Tree Size: 130-200 ft (40-60 m) tall, 4-5 ft (1.2-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 51 lbs/ft3 (815 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .68, .82
Janka Hardness: 1,840 lbf (7,620 N)
Modulus of Rupture: 21,060 lbf/in2 (145.2 MPa)
Elastic Modulus: 2,310,000 lbf/in2 (15.93 GPa)
Crushing Strength: 10,650 lbf/in2 (73.4 MPa)
Shrinkage: Radial: 2.9%, Tangential: 4.8%, Volumetric: 8.0%, T/R Ratio: 1.7