Hardwood (Muninga) (Kiaat) (Mukwa) Pterocarpus angolensis
Description:
Sapwood distinct, while-greyish, 25-50 mm width. Heartwood highly variable
in color varying from pale uniform brown to purple brown. Figure variable
being plain, mottled or striped. Grain generally straight but occasionally
interlocked. Texture medium to coarse.
Characteristics:
Dries slowly with no degrade even under severe conditions. Works well by both
hand and machine tools. Planes and moulds to a good finish. Resistant to termites
and marine borers. Strength properties similar to those of teak and 30% harder
than Burma teak, 15% harder than mvule. More stable in service than teak.
The prime timber of East Africa.
Uses:
Furniture, Joinery, Panelling, Flooring, Boat building.
Properties:
Density 700 kg/m3; Modulus of rupture 90N/mm2; Modulus of elasticity 900 N/mm2;
Movement, rad 0.5% tang 0.6%; Hardness 1480.
Phone: 255 22 2865918 Fax: 255 22 2865917
P.O. Box 160, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Nyerere Road
