Gaboon Ebony

Wood species Gaboon Ebony
English name Gaboon Ebony
Alternative name African Ebony, Nigerian Ebony, Cameroon Ebony
Botanical name Diospyros crassiflora
Type Hardwood
Tree size / Height 15 - 18 m
Trunk / Diameter 0,6 m
Location Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria
More information Wikipedia
Specific gravity 0.90
Specific gravity (12% MC) 1,03
Janka Hardness 14320 lbf
Modulus of rupture 167,6 MPa
Elastic Modulus 17,20 GPa
Crushing Strength 89,5 MPa
Shrinkage Radial 6,5%
Tangential 9,0%
Volumetric 15,5%
T/R Ratio 1,4
m³/BDU 1,33
m³/BDMT 1,22
Ton/BDU 1,94
Tonne/BDU 1,76
Tonne/BDMT 1,62
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