Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Boring Common Names Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Family Name Grain Luster Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Scientific Name Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Trade Name Tree Size Veneering Qualities		Scientific Name Pahudia cochinchinensis Trade Name Beng Family Name Leguminosae Synonyms Afzelia cochinchinensis Common Names Beng, Go-do, Thit-lawt Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam Grain Even Interlocked Straight Straight Interlocked Texture Coarse Medium to coarse Luster Lustrous Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Durable Drying Defects Checking Tree Size Tree height is 30-40 m Boring Fairly easy to very easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Moderate to saw Planing Poor to Very Poor Results Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Fairly Easy to Very Easy Resistance to Impregnation Permeable heartwood Permeable sapwood Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Veneering Qualities Veneers easily Veneers moderately easy Suitable for peeling Strength Properties Shrinkage, Volumetric=very small Shrinkage, Volumetric = small Max. crushing strength = medium Max. crushing strength = high Hardness (side grain) = soft Hardness (side grain) = medium Hardness (side grain) = hard Bending strength (MOR) = high Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 13576 20956 psi Hardness 1656 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 5408 8171 psi Volumetric Shrinkage 7 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 954 1473 kg/cm2 Hardness 751 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 380 574 kg/cm2 References Oxford School of Forestry