Okan - Cylicodiscus gabunensis

Janka Hardness = 2950

Photosensitivity = No

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Scientific Name = Cylicodiscus gabunensis
Trade Name = Okan
Family Name = Leguminosae
Synonyms = Cyrtoxiphus staudtii, Erythrophleum gabunense, Erythrophleum l
Common Names = Adada, Adadua, Adoum, Adum, African greenheart, Aja-igi, Anyan, Bokoka, Boueman, Bouemon, Denya, Djom, Doum, Edoum, Edum, Ekam, Emang, Eyee, Imbeli-deli, Inbeli-deli, Kendum, Lisan, Mbeli-deli, Mobonran, Muduma, Nkassa, Ode owese, Odekowese, Odenya, Okain, Okan, Olisan, Olosan, Osung, Owese, Usi, Uzhi
Regions of Distribution = Africa
Countries of Distribution = Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo

Numerical Strength Properties and Data:
Bending Strength =  20,861 psi or 1466 kg/cm2
Density = 59 Lbs/Ft3 or 945 kg/m3
Janka Hardness = 2950
Hardness = 2843 lbs. or 1289 kg
Impact Strength =
Maximum Crushing Strength = 11,868 psi or 834 kg/cm2
Shearing Strength = 2798 psi or 196 kg/cm2
Stiffness = 2,518,000 psi or 177,000 kg/cm2
Specific Gravity = 0.72
Work to Maximum Load = 12 inch-lbs/in3 or 0.84 cm-kg/cm3
Weight = 57 Lbs/Ft3 or 913 kg/m3
Radial Shrinkage =5%
Tangential Shrinkage = 8%
Volumetric Shrinkage = 12%
T/R Ration =

General Characteristics = The heartwood is described as yellow brown to dark brown or chocolate brown, with gray to almost black stripes.
Grain = Grain is very irregular and closely interlocked, producing an attractive stripe or roey figure on quartered surfaces.
Texture = Has a waxy appearance and feel
Movement in Service =
Photosensitivity =