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Mufuka
Mufuka (Marquesia macroura)

Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Common names: Mufuka, Musanya, Museshe, Museshi

Distributed in: Angola, Congo, Tanzania, Zaire, Zimbabwe (Africa)

Common uses: Charcoal, Flooring, Heavy construction, Light construction, Mine timbers, Posts

Tree size: Tree height is 20-30 m

Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodRed, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMedium

Natural durability: Perishable, Very durable

Drying Defects: Even, Straight

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is fluted

Response to hand tools: Easy to Work



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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity
Density 881 kg/m3
Bending Strength 954 1473 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2
Hardness 1051 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 155 kg/cm2
Stiffness 152 175 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 6 %
Weight 865 689 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 13576 20956 psi
Density 55 lbs/ft3
Hardness 2318 lbs
Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi
Shearing Strength 2205 psi
Stiffness 2167 2494 1000 psi
Weight 54 43 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 6 %
Tangential Shrinkage 10 %

Max. crushing strength = high
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft

Banks, C.H., Schoeman, J.P., Otto, K.P.,1977,The Mechanical Properties of Timbers with particular reference to South,Africa,South African Forestry Research Institute Bulletin,(Ed.,Schoeman, J.P. 1973 & Otto K.P. 1976,No.48Fanshawe, D.B.,1962,Fifty Common Trees of Northern Rhodesia,Natural Resources Board and Forestry Department, NdolaStorrs, A.E.G.,1979,Know your Trees - Some of the Common Trees found in Zambia,Zambia Forestry Department, NdolaTakahashi, A.,1978,Compilation of Data on the Mechanical Properties of Foreign Woods (Part,III) Africa,Shimane University, Japan, Research Report on Foreign Wood No. 7White, F.,1962,Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia,O.U.P. London
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