commercial name: IROKO
botanical name: CHLOROPHORA EXCELSA o CHLOROPHORA REGIA
DESCRIPTION
Heartwood, after drying, sometimes yellow-brown variegated with darker stripes that look gross. Texture medium to coarse fiber and quite varied. The withdrawal is modest. Good hardness. Excellent durability. Good stability. Oxidation sensitive.
SPECIFICATIONS
 Areas of growt: Equatorial Africa |
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| Weaving: medium to coarse |
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| Grain: varies |
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| Medium specific weight to the 10% of humidity: g/cm³ 0,660 |
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| Hardness: Brinell kg/mm² 3,5 |
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| Medium value shrink: 1,5 |
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