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Mgongolo
Mgongolo (Combretum schumannii)

Family: Combretaceae

Common names: Mgongolo, Mgurulu, Mgurure, Mlanyika, Mpera-mwitu, Mungulule, Muranyani

Distributed in: Kenya (Africa)

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Bearings & bushings, Boat building (general), Carvings, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Ladders, Mathematical instruments, Mine timbers, Musical instruments, Piling, Sporting Goods, Toys, Turnery

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isRed, Whiteand the sapwoodWhite, White to yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Susceptible to insect attack

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Ease of Drying: Moderately Difficult to Difficult

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is misshapen

Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Nailing: Possible if prebored, Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Heartwood is extremely resistant

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy ; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 913 kg/m3
Bending Strength 954 1473 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 200 kg/cm2
Stiffness 152 175 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 897 817 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 13576 20956 psi
Density 57 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Shearing Strength 2847 psi
Stiffness 2167 2494 1000 psi
Weight 56 51 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %

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

Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchDale, I.R., Greenway, P.J.,1961,Kenya Trees and Shrubs,Buchanans Kenya Estates Ltd. Nairobi Hatchards LondonFrance - C.T.F.T.,1966,Bois Tropicaux,C.T.F.T. Publ.,12Tanzania Forest Division,1967,The Weights and Shrinkage of some Local Timbers,Tanzania Forest Div. Util. Sect. Technical Note,No.25Wimbush, S.H.,1950,Catalogue of Kenya Timbers,Govt. Printer Nairobi Kenya
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