Behavior Of Tensile Properties Of Small Clear Laminated Acacia Hybrid Species Of Sarawak

Timber usage all around the world are increasing as the world becomes more and more developed. Timber has been used in many areas ranging from furniture to structural members of a building. With the ever-growing demand for timber, there is a need for a new solution which could provide for the demand of timber worldwide. The Acacia hybrid species is a cross breed between the Acacia auriculiformis and Acacia mangium. This species is a fast-growing timber species which holds potential to be used in the timber industry. However, much of its characteristic is still vastly unknown, hence making its usage still low. There a lot of possibilities for the Acacia hybrid species which includes lamination. Thus, this study focuses on to discovering the properties oflaminated Acacia hybrid. The sample consist of two different wood of different age which is laminated together. The samples in this study consist of three different age combination of the Acacia hybrid which is the 7 with 10 years, the 7 with 13 years, and IO with 13 years. The sample is tested for their physical properties (moisture content and density) and mechanical properties (tensile MOE and tensile MOR). From the result of the test, it was found that the 7 with 10 years have the highest average MOE with 35181.33 MPa while the l O with 13 years have the highest average MOR with a value of 108.13 MPa. Further research on the Acacia hybrid species is recommended in order to better understand it properties and unlock more possibilities in the future