    
Ayan (Distemonanthus benthamianus)
Family: Leguminosae
Common names: African satinwood, Alinyan, Anyan, Anyaran, Anyendua, Ayan, Ayan movingui, Ayanran, Barre, Berisamdua, Bonsamdua, Diaka-kone, Distemonanthus, Dua-kobin, Duaanyn, Duabai, Duabeyi, Ehoromfia, Ehoromiria, Ehurufen, Ehurufren, Elibengan, Eyen, Fawie, Gue-re, Guradau, Gwada-u, Jao, Ka-kankisa, Kokodua, Kurakakan, Kutreamfo, M'fan, Monkey can't climb, Movinga, Movingui, Mpio, Muvenghi, Ndulii, Nigerian satinwood, Nigerian yellow satinwood, Ogueminia, Ogueminya, Owingue, Sebako, Sella, Tabako, Urumvia, Waiba-yidi, Yellow satinwood
Distributed in: Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone (Africa)
Distribution overview: Widely but sparsely distributed throughout the high forests of West Africa, mainly in Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria.
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Balusters, Bent Parts, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Ceiling, Chairs, Chemical containers, Chemical derivatives, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Millwork, Mine timbers, Musical instruments, Musical instruments: percussion, Office furniture, Paneling, Parquet flooring, Plain veneer, Plywood, Poles, Posts, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Shingles, Shipbuilding, Skis, Sporting Goods, Stairworks, Tables, Turnery, Vats, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Wheel spokes, Wheels
Product sources: The ITTO reports that timber from this species is produced occasionally and exported only in low volumes.Timber produced by this species is labelled and marketed sometimes as Satinwood.
Environment profile: Vulnerable in parts of its natural habitat
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodYellow, Yellowish brown.The grain isWavy, the textureUniformand the lusterPronounced
Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very durable
Odor: Has an odor
Silica Content: Contains high levels of silica (> 0.5% of dry weight)
The wood is siliceous and may contain up to 1.3% (of ovendry weight) of silica. A silica content of 0.05% is usually considered to be high enough to affect some wood properties
LightInduced Color Change: None
Kiln Schedules: T6 - D4 (4/4); T3 - D3 (8/4) US
Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Slight twist/warp
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good Reaction Wood - Abnormal wood tissue may be present in some stock.Strength properties are comparable to those of oak. A yellow-colored dye in the wood may stain fabrics under moist conditions.
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Good gluing properties
Mortising: Responds well to hand and machine tools in mortising
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Pick-Up may occur during moulding of quartersawn material. A 20 degree reduction of cutting angle is usually sufficient to produce clean surfaces
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Pick-Up may occur during moulding of quartersawn material. A 20 degree reduction of cutting angle is usually sufficient to produce clean surfaces
Nailing: Holds nails well, Possible if prebored
Planing: Special attention required
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Variable qualities
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Veneering qualities: Suitable for slicing, Suitable for slicing into decorative veneers
Steam bending: Moderate
Screwing: Variable, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Painting: Satisfactory; Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Staining (Characteristic) = coloured water-soluble extract; Varnishing: Good;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,54 |
0,63 |
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Density |
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721 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
860 |
1195 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
453 |
618 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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579 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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78 |
cm |
Shearing Strength |
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130 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
104 |
123 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
5 |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
705 |
689 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,63 |
0,84 |
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 | 12243 | 17000 | psi | Density | | 45 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 1278 | lbs | Impact Strength | | 31 | inches | Maximum Crushing Strength | 6451 | 8791 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1856 | psi | Stiffness | 1484 | 1757 | 1000 psi | Work to Maximum Load | 9 | 12 | inch-lbs/in3 | Specific Gravity | 0.54 | 0.63 | | Weight | 44 | 43 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 5 | | % | Volumetric Shrinkage | 11 | | % | |
Max. crushing strength = high 0 Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 0 Bending strength (MOR) = medium 1 Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate 0 Shrinkage, Radial = small 0 Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 0 Bending strength (MOR) = high 0 Hardness (side grain) = soft Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Hardness (side grain) = medium Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Max. crushing strength = medium Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low Shrinkage, Volumetric = small Shrinkage, Volumetric = large Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = very high Work to Maximum Load = low Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Hardness (side grain) = hard
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