Movingui
Scientific name:
Distemonanthus benthamianus Baill
Geographic origin:
Tropical Africa
- Sapwood Colour: light yellow.
- Heartwood colour: intense lemon colour
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Capacity of being impregnated
- Sapwood: Medium capacity of being impregnated
- Heartwood: No capable of being impregnated.
Mechanical properties
- Resistance to static flexion 1,320 Kg/cm2
- Elasticity module 114,500 Kg/cm2
- Resistance to parallel compression 600 kg/cm2
Mechanization
- Sawing process: difficulties arise from risk of repelling
- Gluing process: No difficulties
- Nailing and screwing process: pre-drilling is required
- Finish: No difficulties
Physical properties
- Apparent density (12% humidity): 710 Kg/m3. Semi heavy to heavy wood
- Dimensional stability:
- - Volumetric contraction coefficient 11% partially nervous wood
- Hardness (Chaláis-Meudon) 5.6. semi-hardwood
Observations
- Per les seves característiques tècniques i color pot ser una excel·lent alternativa a la fusta d'Iroko a un preu lleugerament més econòmic.
