Sipo / Utile
Wood species
Sipo / Utile
English name
Sipo / Utile
Alternative name
African cedar, Ashanti cedar, Budongo heavy mahogany, Feather sepele, Mahogany, Mufumbi mahogany, Sipo mahogany
Botanical name
Entandrophragma utile
Type
Hardwood
Tree size / Height
45- 60 m
Trunk / Diameter
1 - 1,5 m
Location
Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria
Specific gravity
0.56
Specific gravity (12% MC)
0,63
Janka Hardness
5260 lbf
Modulus of rupture
103,8 MPa
Elastic Modulus
11,65 GPa
Crushing Strength
57,1 MPa
Shrinkage
Radial 4,9%
Tangential 6,9%
Volumetric 11,8%
T/R Ratio 1,4
m³/BDU
2,05
m³/BDMT
1,89
Ton/BDU
1,76
Tonne/BDU
1,59
Tonne/BDMT
1,46