Kosipo
Scientific name:
Entandrophragma candollei (Meliácea)
- Sapwood: varies from whitish to light brown.
- Heartwood: The heartwood has a reddish-brown color.
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Capacity of being impregnated
Mechanical properties
- Resistance to static bending 1246 kg/cm2
- Modulus of elasticity 92 000 kg/cm2
- Compressive Strength 542 kg/cm3
- Tensile parallel 2.7 kgf/cm2 (weak)
Mechanization
Physical properties
- Bulk density at 12% moisture wood semi heavy 690 kg/m3
- Dimensional stability
- - 0.43% volume contraction coefficient wooden stable to slightly nervous.
- - Ratio of 1.55% without contractions tend to deform it.
- Hardness (Chalais-Meudon) 3.3 semi hard wood.
Observations
- Es tracta d´una fusta molt similar al Sapelly però a un preu més econòmic.
