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Bangkirai 1x6 Wood Decking | Yellow Balau 1x6 Hardwood
Bangkirai Highlights Beautiful Low-Maintenance Color Range Without Compromising Strength
- Species
- Bangkirai
- Other Names
- Shorea laevis, Anggelam, Balau, Benuas, Kumus, Penepak
- Usage
- S4S E4E
- Grade
- Select + Better
- Grain
- All Heart
- Condition
- KD
- Size
- 1x6 (19mm x 139mm)
- Nominal Size
- 1" × 6"
- Net Size
- 0.748" × 5.472"
- Janka Hardness
- 1,798 lbf
- Modulus of Rupture (MOR)
- 20,950 psi
- Modulus of Elasticity (MOE)
- 2,900 ×1000 psi
- Density
- 930 kg/m³
- Tangential Shrinkage
- 9.3%
- Radial Shrinkage
- 4.2%
- Photosensitive
- Moderate
- Board Feet
- 0.5 LF per None
- Inventory
- 1x6 KD YB S4S E4E
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Bangkirai Species Information
Bangkirai wood has a brownish yellow heartwood and a light brown sapwood. Its grain can be straight or interlocked, featuring a glossy and smooth texture. Bangkirai has great durability as well as great hardness, with Janka hardness rating of 1798. Bangkirai has long been used both for finer uses such as flooring, but for heavy duty uses as well, such as marine and heavy construction. A great all-rounder, Indonesian Bangkirai hardwood flooring is beautiful flooring choice.
Learn more about Bangkirai →Grading for Bangkirai
Select & Better graded material will have a slightly wider color range than Clear. Select & Better will include the full natural color range of the particular specie. Select & Better allows tight knots, burls, and a very few small open defects. Select & Better includes all the natural Clear grade material and has "no prior selection", ie. the best pieces are included and not pulled out.
General Product Information
Bangkirai, Yellow Balau is a naturally durable species that makes it perfect for almost any outdoor application you could think of. Interlocking grain provides a smooth, even texture, and ensures a long maintenance free service life. These properties make Bangkirai favorably comparable to other well-known species such as Ipe and Cumaru.