
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
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,68 |
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Density |
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945 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
1006 |
1526 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
525 |
795 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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1048 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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109 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
137 |
161 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
8 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
5 |
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% |
Weight |
913 |
913 |
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 | 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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