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Ovengkol
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Guibourtia ehie
Africa
100-150 ft (30-45 m) tall,
3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Furniture
Cabinetry
Musical instruments
Flooring.
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
825 (kg/m3)
0.67, 0.82
5,900 N
140.3 Mpa
18.6 Gpa
64.2 Mpa
Radial: 4.3%
Tangential: 8.3%
Volumetric: 12.1%
T/R Ratio: 1.9
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