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Alui
Alui (Erythrophleum guineense)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: A-kon, Adjuga, Akpa, Akpa etuidiwi, Alui, Arachi, Arue, Atiemia, Atiuhia, Babala, Baska, Bolodo, Bolondo, Buirane, Bungoro, Burene, Digpende, Dikassaa-kassa, Elegue-muani, Ellong, Elondo, Eloun, Elui, Elun, Erue, Erui, Erun, Erun obo, Evun, Eyo, Gbanga-gbende, Gogwi, Gue, Guhie, Guilutu, Gwaska, Ibo, Idip, Ifwon, Inyi, Inyii, Inyin, Jallin baro, Jru, Ka-kontha, Kakawa, Kassa, Kbande, Keke-ru, Kekeu, Koe-kon, Koro, Kulenten, Lakpa, Limdu Gabon, Lo, Loundi, Manconi, Massanda, Mauve, Mbaraka, Mbele, Meli, Messanda, Mishenga, Missanda, Missandra, Mkelekele, Mkina, Mkuu, Mongoro, Muave, Muavi, Mumara, Mwafi, Mwaui, Mwavi, Ndom, Ngero, Ngogbei, Nko, Obo, Oginyi, Oguiyi, Okeze, Oloun, Orachi, Ordeal bark, Ordeal tree, Orhue, Ovinyin, Potrodom, Red water tree, Sachi, Sahi, Sangay, Sasswood, Sassword, Sassybark, Tali, Talimbaro, Tehi, Telehi, Teli, Tsa

Distributed in: Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia (Africa)

Distribution overview: Believed present in evergreen, deciduous, and savannah forests in Gambia.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Bridge beams, Bridge construction, Bridge joists, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Chairs, Charcoal, Construction, Crossties, Docks, Dockwork, Domestic flooring, Factory construction, Flooring, Flooring: commercial heavy traffic, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Framing, Furniture, Harbor work, Heavy construction, Joinery, Light construction, Marine construction, Mine timbers, Musical instruments, Parquet flooring, Piling, Plywood, Railroad ties, Sporting Goods, Sub-flooring, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Tree height is 30-40 m

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isIrregular, the textureFineand the lusterLustrous

Natural durability: Very high natural resistance, Very resistant to termite attack.

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Silica Content: Siliceous

LightInduced Color Change: Darker

Kiln Schedules: Dry at a slow speed

Kiln Drying Rate: Naturally dries slowly

Drying Defects: Severe twisting/warping, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Poor results

Carving: Poor results

Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw

Gluing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Mortising: Poor mortising properties

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Holds nails well, Pre-Boring Recommended

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is treatable

Response to hand tools: Responds Poorly

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Sanding: Yields smooth, clean surfaces

Veneering qualities: Diifficult to veneer, Suitable for peeling

Steam bending: Fair to Good Results

Screwing: Good screw holding properties, Screwing yields good results; Turning: Turning qualities are poor

Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Satisfactory ;

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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,65
Density 945 kg/m3
Bending Strength 1148 1484 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 661 904 kg/cm2
Hardness 1147 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2
Stiffness 145 162 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Weight 881 753 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 16342 21113 psi
Density 59 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2529 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 9408 12861 psi
Shearing Strength 2205 psi
Stiffness 2070 2311 1000 psi
Specific Gravity 0.65
Weight 55 47 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 4 %
Tangential Shrinkage 7 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 11 %

Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu.ft 0
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft 1
Max. crushing strength = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Max. crushing strength = high
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Bending strength (MOR) = very high

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