Bangula (Tessmannia anomala)
Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Common names: Bangula, Bushanka, Dengela, Kakele, Kamalufu, Munzeni, Mupaka, Nkaga, Nom esingang, Nzungu, Wamba
Distributed in: Cameroon, Congo, Gabon (Africa)
Common uses: Flooring, Heavy construction, Joinery, Railroad ties
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isPink, Redand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLow
Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to insect attack
Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly
Drying Defects: Checking, Slight end splitting
Ease of Drying: Rapidly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy
Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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| Density |
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kg/m3 |
| Bending Strength |
1469 |
2058 |
kg/cm2 |
| Crushing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
| Hardness |
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kg |
| Impact Strength |
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cm |
| Shearing Strength |
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kg/cm2 |
| Stiffness |
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1000 kg/cm2 |
| Tangential Shrinkage |
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| Radial Shrinkage |
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| Weight |
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kg/m3 |
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| Toughness |
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| Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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Max. crushing strength = high Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Hughes, J.F.,1971,The Principal Timber Trees of Cameroon,Unpublished dataLebacq, L., Dechamps, R.,1967,Contribution a un Inventaire de Forets du Nord-kasai,Musee Royal de L'Afrique Centrale Belgium Annals Series 8 No.5Pieters, A.,1977,Essences Forestieres du Zaire,R.U.G. Gent BelguimSaint-Aubin, G. de,1963,La Foret du Gabon,CTFT Publ., No.21
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