Table 6. Mechanical properties of wood specimens

Property Treatment Jabon Sengon Mangium Pine
MOE (1,000 kgf/cm2) Untreated 52.7 (4.4)a 54.2 (7.1)a 73.7 (5.5)c 106.4 (12.0)d
FA wood 54.1 (3.9)a 65.0 (6.3)b 101.6 (8.1)d 106.6 (8.3)d
Average 53.4 59.6 87.7 106.5
MOR (kgf/cm2) Untreated 495 (26)b 455 (39)b 665 (63)c 979 (105)e
FA wood 316 (34)a 459 (43)b 1,052 (81)f 847 (55)d
Average 405.5 457.0 858.5 913.0
Strength class Untreated IV IV III II
FA wood IV IV II II
Hardness (kgf/cm2) Untreated 128 (10)a 135 (19)a 259 (30)c 433 (39)d
FA wood 262 (36)c 188 (17)b 478 (35)e 447 (40)d
Average 195.0 161.5 368.5 440.0
Values in parentheses are standard deviations.
Values followed by the same letter within a row are not statistically different based on Duncan’s multiple range test.
MOE: modulus of elasticity, FA: furfuryl alcohol, MOR: modulus of rupture.