Dialium pachyphyllum
Omvong
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Éyoum | |
| Deutsch | Omvong | |
| English | Omvong | |
| Français | Omvong | |
| Italiano | Omvong | |
| Suomi | Omvong | |
| Norsk | Omvong | |
| Čeština | Omvong | |
| Español | Omvong | |
| Svenska | Omvong | |
| Polski | Omvong | |
| Український | Omvong | |
| Român | Omvong | |
| Русский | Omvong | |
| Български | Omvong | |
| EESTI | Omvong | |
| 日本語 | Omvong | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Congo Basin | |||
| States and Territories | Zaire; Nigeria; Gabon; Equatorial Guinea; Cameroon; Angola | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Dialium | |||
| Species | pachyphyllum | |||
| Author citation | Harms | |||
| Scientific name | Dialium pachyphyllum Harms | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Macroscopic features
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | dunkelbraun dunkelrotbraun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 1 | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 4.90 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 8.70 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 800.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 1050.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 162.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 22700.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | difficult | |||
| Note on machine processing | Recommended because of high density carbide tool | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Areas of application
| Marine; Construction |
Appearances
Wood
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