Gaboon Ebony

Wood species Gaboon Ebony

English name Gaboon Ebony

Alternative name African Ebony, Nigerian Ebony, Cameroon Ebony

Botanical name Diospyros crassiflora

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 15 - 18 m

Trunk / Diameter 0,6 m

Location Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria

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Specific gravity 0.90

Specific gravity (12% MC) 1,03

Janka Hardness 14320 lbf

Modulus of rupture 167,6 MPa

Elastic Modulus 17,20 GPa

Crushing Strength 89,5 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 6,5%
Tangential 9,0%
Volumetric 15,5%
T/R Ratio 1,4

m³/BDU 1,33

m³/BDMT 1,22

Ton/BDU 1,94

Tonne/BDU 1,76

Tonne/BDMT 1,62