Color/Appearance: Heartwood is yellowish brown, occasionally with a reddish or olive-colored hue, darkening with age. Narrow sapwood is pale yellow and is clearly differentiated from the heartwood.
Grain/Texture:Grain is usually straight, though it can be interlocked. With a fine, uniform texture and good natural luster.
Rot Resistance:Rated as very durable, with good insect/borer resistance.
Workability: In nearly all regards, afrormosia is easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though surfacing boards with interlocking grain may cause tearout. Other downsides include a slight blunting effect on cutting edges, and the development of dark stains if left in contact with iron in damp conditions. Afrormosia turns, glues, stains, and finishes well.
Odor:Afrormosia has a distinct odor while being worked.
S2S AFROMOSIA 4/4 HARDWOOD
Common Name(s): Afrormosia, afromosia, African teak
Scientific Name: Pericopsis elata
Distribution: West Africa
Tree Size: 100-150 ft (30-46 m) tall,
3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 45.3 lbs/ft3 (725 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): 0.57, 0.72
Janka Hardness: 1,570 lbf (6,980 N)
Modulus of Rupture: 14,920 lbf/in2 (100.9 MPa)
Elastic Modulus: 1,715,000 lbf/in2 (11.83 GPa)
Crushing Strength: 9,570 lbf/in2 (66 MPa)
Shrinkage: Radial: 3.2%, Tangential: 6.2%,
Volumetric: 9.9%, T/R Ratio: 1.9
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