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MukulunguMukulungu
Mukulungu (Autranella congolensis)

Family: Sapotaceae

Common names: Adjazok, Angulu, Anzala, Autracon, Banga, Bonyanga, Bouanga, Bwanga, Elang, Elangzok, Elanzok, Fino, Kabulungu, Kolo, Kondofino, Kungulu, M'fua, Mafamuti, Mbanga, Mtua, Mubelenge, Muku, Mukulumbu, Mukulungu, Mukungulu, Mumbelenge, Ntsha, Ovanga, Uku, Yoli

Distributed in: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria, South Africa, Zaire (Africa)

Distribution overview: Widely distributed throughout the dense equatorial forests of Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Nigeria and Zaire. It is rather rare.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Boat building: decking, Bridge construction, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Chemical containers, Construction, Crossties, Decks, Decorative veneer, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture, Heavy construction, Joinery, Millwork, Mine timbers, Musical instruments, Piling, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wharf construction

Product sources: Timber production is rated as fairly important and exportation is low but regular

Environment profile: Inadequate information for some areas

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 300-350 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish-Brown, reddish-orange, or deep wine red, often with dark brown streaks , Yellowand the sapwoodNot always clearly demarcated from heartwood , Paler than heartwood.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterSometimes lustrous but not always

Natural durability: Very durable, Very resistant to decay

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Silica Content: Siliceous

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Severe end splitting, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as satisfactory Good resistance to acids in dilute concentrations Sometimes confused with African Species, Moabi (Baillonella toxisperma) and Makore (Tieghemella heckelii)

Blunting Effect: Moderate

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Teeth tend to blunt rapidly

Gluing: Requires carefully controlled conditions

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Variable nailing properties, but they are generally difficult

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Very difficult to treat with preservatives

Resistance to Splitting: Poor

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Screwing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult, Fairly Easy to Very Easy; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Satisfactory;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,68
Density 945 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1006 1526 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 525 795 kg/cm2
Hardness 1048 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 109 kg/cm2
Stiffness 137 161 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Weight 913 913 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 14319 21705 psi
Density 59 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2311 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 7470 11316 psi
Shearing Strength 1560 psi
Stiffness 1950 2304 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.68
Weight 57 57 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 5 %
Tangential Shrinkage 8 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 13 %

Bending strength (MOR) = high 0
Max. crushing strength = high 0
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Max. crushing strength = very high
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Very dense
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Volumetric = large
Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
The species is considerably stronger than White oak or Teak

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