African Mahogany

Category Type Material
Wood Wood Class III (10-15 years)

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Data Table for: Wood: Wood Class III (10-15 years): African Mahogany

Mechanical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Young's modulus 0 - 10000 MPa
Tensile strength 32.5 - 101 MPa
Compressive strength 36 - 58.5 MPa
Bending strength 36 - 126 MPa

Physical Properties

Quantity Value Unit
Thermal expansion 3.6 - 40 e-6/K
Thermal conductivity 0.14 - 0.31 W/m.K
Density 0 - 490 kg/m3
Shrinkage 1 - 1.3 %

Environmental Data

Quantity Value Unit
Eco indicator 95 2.63 mPt
EPS 207 mELU
Ex (in) / Ex (out) 2.02259279182356 MJ/MJ
GER 42.1 MJ
Raw materials input 2.7966670715464 kg
Solid 0.102197230515 kg
Eco indicator 99 5.86 Pt
Environmental remarks Mahogany is dominantly imported from tropical Africa. The wood is not cultured. The deforestation of tropical wood causes serious local environmental problems and is related to the climate change in the world. The transport to the Netherlands requires 250km vice versa forest-harbour by trailers and 7000km by ship. The processing to beams in the Netherlands assumed.
Author: Idemat 1998

General

     
Remarks Origin:Tropical Africa (Ghana, Congo, Gabon). Shrinks and swells little. Good polishing, glueing and varnishing possible. Lower Heating Value 18.26 MJ
Sample

Sample: Wood Class III (10-15 years)

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