 
Antiaris (Antiaris africana)
Family: Moraceae
Common names: Akede, Ako, Andoum, Antiaris, Bark cloth tree, Bofu-kenge, Bofue, Bofui, Bofuni, Bonkonko, Bovili, Chenchen, Diolosso, Egyany, Elwa, False iroko, False mvule, Fou, Hachu, Handame, Hanton, Jafo, Ju-u, Kakulu kodzo, Kan, Kesuba, Kirundu, Kudzo, Kyenkyen, Logotsi, Lulundu, Man, Mbondo, Mkunde, Mkunzu, Mkuzu, Mlulu, Mnguonguo, Muherere, Mulundo, Mulundulundu, Mumaka, Munsende, Mutie, Ofu, Ogiovu, Olwaa, Oro, Pau bicho branco, Pou, Ripi, Sansama, Sili, Terap, Tide, Tomboiro blanc, Toumboturo blanc, Tsangu, Upas tree, Zaadi
Distributed in: Australia, Benin, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire (Africa, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Tropical Africa.
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Casks, Chairs, Charcoal, Chemical derivatives, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Cooperages, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Door, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Matches, Millwork, Moldings, Office furniture, Packing cases, Paneling, Plain veneer, Plywood corestock, Plywood, Pulpwood, Shingles, Shipbuilding, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative
Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellowish tanand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureModerately coarseand the lusterSlightly lustrous
Natural durability: Very little resistance to decay, susceptible to sap stain
Odor: Unpleasant odor which disappears after seasoning
Kiln Schedules: UK=E US=T6D2/T3D1 Fr=5
Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid (<10 days for boards < 32 mm, to <30 days for boards >= 63 mm)
Drying Defects: Splitting, Tendency to stain and slight distortion may occur
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good Tendency to corrode and stain metals is controllable Very little or slight tendency to splinter
Blunting Effect: Slight blunting effect on cutting tools
Boring: Should be adequately supported to prevent break-out at tool exits
Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Cutting Resistance: Saw without difficulty
Gluing: Good gluing properties
Mortising: Support material during mortising to prevent break out.
Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Nailing: Satisfactory nailing properties, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Works fairly easily with hand tools
Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Steam bending: Very poor
Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Satisfactory screwing properties; Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results
Painting: Takes paint satisfactorily ; Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,32 |
0,35 |
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Density |
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432 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
376 |
583 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
219 |
370 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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212 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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35 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
|
75 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
67 |
80 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
6 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
785 |
416 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,35 |
0,42 |
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 | 5357 | 8301 | psi | Density | | 27 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 469 | lbs | Impact Strength | | 14 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3127 | 5271 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1071 | psi | Stiffness | 955 | 1147 | 1000 psi | Work to Maximum Load | 5 | 6 | inch-lbs/in3 | Specific Gravity | 0.32 | 0.35 | | Weight | 49 | 26 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 6 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 12 | | % | |
Bending strength (MOR) = low 0 Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low 0 Max. crushing strength = medium 0 Hardness (side grain) = very soft 0 Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. 0 Shrinkage, Radial = very small 0 Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low 0 Max. crushing strength = low 1 Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Bending strength (MOR) = very low Shrinkage, Volumetric = large Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = small Hardness (side grain) = soft Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Bending strength (MOR) = medium Work to Maximum Load = very low Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Not hard Dents and marrs easily Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 15-22 lbs/cu. ft. Compression strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending stength to shock loads=low Average weight Average density
Its strength in compression, or maximum crushing strength, is medium - lower than that of Mahogany or Teak
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