Khaya / African mahogany

Wood species Khaya / African mahogany

English name Khaya / African mahogany

Alternative name Lagos mahagony

Botanical name Khaya ivorensis

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 30 - 40 m

Trunk / Diameter 1 - 1,5 m

Location Angola, Cote D'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria

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Specific gravity 0.42

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,69

Janka Hardness 4040 lbf

Modulus of rupture 84,4 MPa

Elastic Modulus 9,54 GPa

Crushing Strength 55,9 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 3,7%
Tangential 6,6%
Volumetric 10,3%
T/R Ratio 1,8

m³/BDU 2,42

m³/BDMT 2,22

Ton/BDU 1,87

Tonne/BDU 1,69

Tonne/BDMT 1,56