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
- 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 |
954 |
1473 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
485 |
699 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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1051 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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155 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
152 |
175 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
6 |
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% |
Weight |
865 |
689 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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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 | 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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