Afrormosia / Kokrodua

Wood species Afrormosia / Kokrodua

English name Afrormosia / Kokrodua

Alternative name Afromosia, Obang, Mohole, Kokrodua, Asamela, Olé, Bohele, Moholé, Wahala, African Teak

Botanical name Pericopsis elata

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 46 m

Trunk / Diameter 41306 m

Location Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria

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Specific gravity 0.65

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,71

Janka Hardness 6940 lbf

Modulus of rupture 91,7 MPa

Elastic Modulus 10,97 GPa

Crushing Strength 67,1 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 3,0%
Tangential 6,4%
Volumetric 10,7%
T/R Ratio 2,1

m³/BDU 1,91

m³/BDMT 1,75

Ton/BDU 2,37

Tonne/BDU 2,15

Tonne/BDMT 1,97