Balau is a very dense, oil-rich tropical hardwood from Southeast Asia. Balau’s strength and weather resistance make it ideal for outdoor industrial purposes like wharf construction, bridges, ship building and outdoor furniture. Balau is a tropical hardwood. This is a very dense tightly grained wood that is heavily laden with rich tropical oils and resins

Yellow Balau has a life span of up to 30 years thanks to high density of the timber which gives it good durability.

Common names: - Balau, Balua, Baloo

Technical

Colour: Texture is very fine and even. The color of heartwood is grey brown to dark brown.

Janka Hardness: 2,100 pounds
Strength (MOR): 18,400 psi
Stiffness (MOE): 2,560 1000 psi
Density (KG/m3): 850
Color:
Photosensitivity:
Tangential Shrinkage: 6.3 %
Radial Shrinkage: 8.8 %

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