Mchenga (Julbernardia globiflora)
Family: Leguminosae
Common names: Mchenga, Mgombo, Mpanate, Msima, Muba, Muimbi, Munondo, Musima, Muwa
Distributed in: Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Africa)
Common uses: Agricultural implements, Boat building (general), Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Flooring: industrial heavy traffic, Furniture, Handles: general, Heavy construction, Joinery, Ladders, Light construction, Mathematical instruments, Mine timbers, Piling, Plywood, Railroad ties, Toys, Turnery, Veneer, Wheel spokes, Wheels
Environment profile: Vulnerable
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMedium coarse to coarseand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Odor: Has an odor
Kiln Schedules: Kiln Drying Rate (in days) is slow
Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow (>28 days for boards < 32 mm, to >84 days for boards >= 63 mm)
Drying Defects: Slight surface checking, Splitting
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw
Gluing: Surface Preparation
Mortising: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Moulding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Movement in Service: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Nailing: Possible if prebored, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable
Resistance to Splitting: Poor
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Steam bending: Moderate
Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Polishing: Satisfactory; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
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Density |
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881 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
804 |
1248 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
443 |
649 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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1045 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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160 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
136 |
157 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
865 |
705 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
0,63 |
0,84 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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288 |
cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 11443 | 17761 | psi | Density | | 55 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 2305 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 6302 | 9236 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 2284 | psi | Stiffness | 1944 | 2240 | 1000 psi | Toughness | | 250 | inch-lbs | Work to Maximum Load | 9 | 12 | inch-lbs/in3 | Weight | 54 | 44 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 6 | | % | |
Max. crushing strength = high Density (dry weight) = 61 - 67 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high Bending strength (MOR) = medium Bending strength (MOR) = high Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Density (dry weight) = 53 - 60 lbs/cu. ft. Work to Maximum Load = low Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shrinkage, Radial = small Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high Max. crushing strength = medium Toughness (total work) = medium Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Hardness (side grain) = very hard Hardness (side grain) = medium Hardness (side grain) = hard
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