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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Blunting Effect Boring Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Gluing Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Movement in Service Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Abrasion Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sapwood Color Scientific Name Staining Strength Properties Synonyms Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Identification Turning Weathering Scientific Name Pericopsis spp. Trade Name African satinwood Family Name Leguminosae Synonyms Afrormosia spp. Common Names African satinwood, Anyesan, Ayin, Duabay, Duakobin, Elo, Kokrodua, Makarfo, Yellow satinwood Regions of Distribution Africa Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast Common Uses Boat building (general), Door, Furniture, Joinery, Millwork, Tool handles, Vehicle parts Heartwood Color Brown Red Grey Sapwood Color Red Brown Grain Straight Interlocked Even Straight Interlocked Texture Medium Fine Natural Durability Very durable Resistant to attack from marine borers Weathering Excellent Toxicity Unspecified toxicity Drying Defects Checking Ease of Drying Moderately Difficult to Difficult Slowly Easy Tree Identification Bole/stem form is buttressed Bole/stem form is fluted Bole/stem form is straight Blunting Effect Moderate Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Carving Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Cutting Resistance Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Gluing Fair to Good Results Easy to glue Mortising Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Moulding Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Movement in Service Small Nailing Easy to nail Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Resistance to Abrasion Moderate Response to Hand Tools Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Turning Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Easy to turn Good results Polishing Fair to Good Results Satisfactory results Staining Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Shrinkage, Volumetric = very small Shrinkage, Tangential = very small Shrinkage, Radial = very small Mor/Bending strength = high Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low Max. crushing strength = high Hardness (side grain) = medium Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 13576 20956 psi Density 40 lbs/ft3 Hardness 1658 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 6899 9945 psi Stiffness 1358 1568 1000 psi Weight 39 31 lbs/ft3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % Tangential Shrinkage 4 % Volumetric Shrinkage 6 % Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 954 1473 kg/cm2 Density 641 kg/m3 Hardness 752 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 485 699 kg/cm2 Stiffness 95 110 1000 kg/cm2 Weight 624 496 kg/m3 Radial Shrinkage 2 % Tangential Shrinkage 4 % References Jay, B.A.,1968,Timbers of West Africa,TRADA, Red Booklet Series Spalt, H.A., Stern, W.L.,1956,Survey of African woods 1,Tropical Woods,115(105,pp 13-38 Timber Technology & Machine Woodworking,1953,Afrormosia - Gold Coast Hardwood,Timb. Tech. and Mach. Wood,61(2166, p178