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Eyoum
Eyoum (Dialium dinklagei)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Afambeou, Dina, Eyoum, Eyum, Kerandji, Keranji, Khleng, Kralanh, Xoay

Distributed in: Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo (Africa)

Distribution overview: West Africa, extending from Guinea to Gabon to the Congo; sometimes in marshy places.

Common uses: Crossties, Domestic flooring, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Handles, Medicinal use, Parquet flooring, Railroad ties, Shafts/Handles, Sub-flooring, Tool handles, Turnery

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isWhite, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific taste

Silica Content: Highly siliceous

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries quickly

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good The bark and leaves of the tree are used locally for medicinal purposes

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: Fairly easy to very easy

Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Satisfactory gluing properties

Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Moulding: Very Good to Excellent

Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent

Nailing: Holds nails well, Pre-boring recommended

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is resistant

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results

Veneering qualities: Veneers easily, Veneers moderately easy

Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Possible if prebored; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,65
Density 881 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1047 1319 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 595 757 kg/cm2
Hardness kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength kg/cm2
Stiffness 117 144 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 849 689 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 14895 18769 psi
Density 55 lbs/ft3
Maximum Crushing Strength 8467 10774 psi
Stiffness 1667 2052 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.65
Weight 53 43 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 13 %

Shrinkage, Tangenital =moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Max. crushing strength = very high
Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) =53-60 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high

Bolza, E., Keating, W.G.,1972,African Timbers - the Properties, Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species,C.S.I.R.O. Div. of Building ResearchBolza, E.,1976,Timber and Health,Div. Building Res. C.S.I.R.O. AustraliaChudnoff, M.,1984,Tropical Timbers of the World,U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products,Laboratory, Madison.
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