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Balsam tree
Balsam tree (Colophospermum mopane)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Balsam tree, Butterfly tree, Chanate, Iphane, Kapalamamba, Lipani, Lupanye, M'sano, Messanha, Moopaani, Mopaani, Mopane, Mopani, Mupane, Musania, Musaru, Musharo, Mwane, Mwani, Rhodesian ironwood, Sanya, Shanatsi, Turpentine tree

Distributed in: Angola, Botswana, India, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Africa, Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Bearings & bushings, Boat building (general), Boxes and crates, Carvings, Charcoal, Chemical derivatives, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Mine timbers, Piling, Poles, Posts, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Tool handles, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Wheels

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWell defined, White to yellow.The grain isInterlocked, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Very durable, Very durable

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Moderate surface checking, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Rapidly

Blunting Effect: Blunting effect in dry wood is severe

Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Difficult to nail, Possible if prebored

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is extremely resistant

Resistance to Splitting: Very Poor

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work


Polishing: Fair to Good; Varnishing: Good;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 1041 kg/m3
Bending Strength 804 1248 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness 1333 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 177 kg/cm2
Stiffness 123 142 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 1025 897 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 11442 17761 psi
Density 65 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2940 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Shearing Strength 2525 psi
Stiffness 1762 2031 1000 psi
Weight 64 56 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 6 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 6 %

Density (dry weight) = >75 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu.ft
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Max. crushing strength = high
Shrinkage, Volumetric=very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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