Iroko

WOOD FEATURES
Botanic name: Chlorophora excelsa, Milicia excelsa.
Commercial names: Iroko, African teak.
Location: Tropical Africa.

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IROKO Cameroun Decking
Chlorophora excelsa, Milicia excelsa

African teak

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

COLOR: yellow-brown to brown.
GRAIN: straight
DENSITY: 630-650-670 Kg/m³
HARDNESS: 4.0 semi-hard
CONTRACTION: moderate
CONTRACTION COEFFICIENT:
Volumetric: 10% (0.33-0.44)
Tangential: 5.5-5.8% (0.25-0.28)
Radial: 3.5-3.7% (0.13-0.19)
DURABILITY: moderately resistant against the action of fungi.

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Static bending - bending strenght: 96-120 N/mm²
Elasticity Module: 9.500 - 13.000 N/mm²
Axial compression: 50-70 N/mm²
Perpendicular compression: --
Shear stress: 7.0-12.4 N/mm²