Common Name(s):Utile, Sipo, Sipo Mahogany
Scientific Name:Entandrophragma utile
Distribution:West and Central Africa
Tree Size:150-200 ft (45-60 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight:40 lbs/ft3 (635 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):.53, .63
Janka Hardness:1,180 lbf (5,260 N)
Modulus of Rupture:15,060 lbf/in2 (103.8 MPa)
Elastic Modulus:1,689,000 lbf/in2 (11.65 GPa)
Crushing Strength:8,280 lbf/in2 (57.1 MPa)
Shrinkage:Radial: 4.9%, Tangential: 6.9%, Volumetric: 11.8%, T/R Ratio: 1.4
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Sipo wood
Sipo wood
( 14 Customer Reviews )Moderately durable to durable, with mixed reports on insect resistance. Heartwood is a uniform medium reddish brown. Well-defined sapwood is a paler yellow. Generally lacks any dramatic figuring of grain that is common in the closely related Sapele. Sipo can be troublesome to work in some machining operations, (i.e., planing, routing, etc.), resulting in tearout due to its interlocked grain.
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