Aniegre (Aningeria adolfi-friederici)
Family: Sapotaceae
Common names: Aniegre, Aningeria, Aningre, Chepkatet, Kipkoibet, Kipworbet, Luloindet, Lulyo, Muna, Mutunguru, Ngechebet, Njebbe, Nychebbe, Seite
Distributed in: Kenya, Zimbabwe (Africa)
Common uses: Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Boat building: planking, Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Moldings, Piling, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Susceptible to wood staining fungal attack
Kiln Schedules: Uk=E US=T6D2/T3D1 Fr=5
Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Blunting Effect: High to severe
Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Easy to nail, Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Permeable sapwood
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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496 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
429 |
674 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
275 |
449 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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298 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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85 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
71 |
84 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
2 |
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Weight |
480 |
400 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 6111 | 9589 | psi | Density | | 31 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 657 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3916 | 6397 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1221 | psi | Stiffness | 1017 | 1199 | 1000 psi | Weight | 30 | 25 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 5 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Max. crushing strength = medium Bending strength (MOR) = low Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = small Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Hardness (side grain) = very soft Hardness (side grain) = soft Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
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