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Wenge
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Millettia laurentii
Africa
60-90 ft (18-27 m) tall,
3-4 ft (1-1.2 m) trunk diameter
Joinery - Exterior
Joinery - Interior
Flooring
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
870 (kg/m3)
0.72, 0.87
8,600 N
151.7 Mpa
17.59 GPa
80.7 Mpa
Radial: 4.8%
Tangential: 8.1%
Volumetric: 12.9%
T/R Ratio: 1.7
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