Sipo / Utile

Wood species Sipo / Utile
English name Sipo / Utile
Alternative name African cedar, Ashanti cedar, Budongo heavy mahogany, Feather sepele, Mahogany, Mufumbi mahogany, Sipo mahogany
Botanical name Entandrophragma utile
Type Hardwood
Tree size / Height 45- 60 m
Trunk / Diameter 1 - 1,5 m
Location Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria
More information Wikipedia

Specific gravity 0.56
Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,63
Janka Hardness 5260 lbf
Modulus of rupture 103,8 MPa
Elastic Modulus 11,65 GPa
Crushing Strength 57,1 MPa
Shrinkage Radial 4,9%
Tangential 6,9%
Volumetric 11,8%
T/R Ratio 1,4
m³/BDU 2,05
m³/BDMT 1,89
Ton/BDU 1,76
Tonne/BDU 1,59
Tonne/BDMT 1,46
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