Wenge

Wood species Wenge

English name Wenge

Alternative name African rosewood, Congolese rosewood, Faux ebony, Dikela, Mibotu, Bokonge, Awong

Botanical name Millettia laurentii

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 18 - 27 m

Trunk / Diameter 1 - 1,2 m

Location Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Guinea

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Specific gravity 0.74

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,87

Janka Hardness 8600 lbf

Modulus of rupture 151,7 MPa

Elastic Modulus 17,59 GPa

Crushing Strength 80,7 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 4,8%
Tangential 8,1%
Volumetric 12,9%
T/R Ratio 1,7

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