KAPUR
tropical timber species

Botanical name of KAPUR:
Dryobalanops spp.

Product clases (uses):

Job class:

Uses Class 4

Class of resistance to fungi:

Class 2 - durable

Specific gravity (at 12% of wood moisture):

0.740

Resistance to marin borer:

No- cannot be used in marine environment or in brackish water

Finishing:

Registration annex 1

Average longitudinal modulus of elasticity (moisture at 12%):

16150

Color:

Red brown

Stability:

Stable

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About
KAPUR tropical timber

Products workable from this species

1 Structures and panels

1.1 Lightweight structures

1.2 Glued laminated timber

1.3 Finger joints

1.4 Plywood, inside face and outside face

1.5 Plywood, inner layers

1.6 Sliced veneer

2 Exterior joinery (building facade)

2.1 Cladding and outer coating

2.2 Windows and doors

2.3 Screen walls and solar shading

2.4 Shutters and closures

3 Carpentry and interior fittings

3.1 Wooden floors

3.2 Interior staircases

3.3 Doors and door frames

3.6 Layout and furnishings

4 Outdoor equipment - Recreation

4.5 Gates

4.6 Visual barriers and windbreak panels, pergolas

5 Industrial usage and heavy work

5.6 Vehicle, wagon and container bottom (or floor)

7 Miscellaneous uses

7.2 Turnery, cutlery and brushmaking

7.3 Tool handles

7.6 Packing and crating

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