To help augment the raw material supply of the wood-based industries, the study evaluated the physical and mechanical properties (PMP) of six selected timber species in the Philippinesfour fruit-bearing and two underutilized tree species. The fruit-bearing species were "nangka" (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.), "santol" [Sandoricum koetjape (Burm. F.)], "durian" (Durio zibethinus Murray), and "marang" [Litsea perrottetti (Blume) F. Vill.] collected from Bislig, Surigao del Sur (Caraga Region, Mindanao), while the underutilized tree species were "antipolo" [Artocarpus blancoi (Elmer) Merr] and "batino" (Alstonia macrophylla G. Donn) collected from Batangas City and Quezon Province (Region IV, Luzon), respectively. Physical properties included relative density (RD), moisture content (MC), and shrinkage. Mechanical properties covered modulus of rupture, stress at proportional limit, and modulus of elasticity in static bending; compression parallel-and perpendicular-to-grain; shear; hardness; and toughness. Standard testing procedures (ASTM-D143) were followed. Variations on the six species' PMP were statistically analyzed, including the effect of individual trees and height levels. Among the six species, batino exhibited the highest RD (0.60), followed by nangka (0.49), antipolo (0.47), santol (0.46), marang (0.36), and durian (0.34).
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