
Samfona (Chrysophyllum perpulchrum)
Family: Sapotaceae
Common names: Aninguerirouge, Longui, Mkuti, Monkey star apple, Mubakampungu, Mululu, Munyamata, Samfona, Samfonda
Distributed in: Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Tanzania, Uganda (Africa)
Distribution overview: West Africa, from Liberia to Zaire, Uganda, and Tanzania.
Common uses: Balusters, Barge fenders, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Crossties, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Docks, Dockwork, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Harbor work, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Marine construction, Piling, Plywood, Poles, Railroad ties, Toys, Turnery, Vats, Veneer
Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber production from the species is not regular. It is exported only in low volumes.
Environment profile: Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat
Tree size: Tree height is 40-50 m
Colors: the heart isYellow to golden-yellow to orange, Yellowish tanand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterLustrous
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very little natural resistance
Silica Content: Siliceous
Kiln Schedules: Drying (speed) is fast
Drying Defects: Moderate twist/warp
Ease of Drying: Requires a controlled drying to prevent shrinkage
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Boring: Requires strong hold to prevent chipping of exit holes
Cutting Resistance: Cutting Resistance with green wood is easy
Gluing: Glues well
Mortising: Support material during mortising to prevent break out.
Moulding: Good finishing
Movement in Service: Good finishing
Nailing: Holds nails well, Pre-boring recommended
Planing: Planes well, to a good finish
Resistance to Abrasion: Fair resistance
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable
Resistance to Splitting: Satisfactory
Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work
Veneering qualities: Easy to cut, Suitable for slicing
Steam bending: Good
Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Screwing yields good results;
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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801 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
920 |
1414 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
468 |
718 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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451 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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164 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
134 |
155 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
721 |
576 |
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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Max. crushing strength = high Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = high Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Hardness (side grain) = soft Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = very high Bending strength (MOR) = medium Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shrinkage, Radial = large Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Density = very high Compression strength (parallel to grain) = very high
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