Common Name(s): Mangium, black wattle, hickory wattle

Scientific Name: Acacia mangium

Distribution: Australia and Papua New Guinea

Tree Size: 65- 100 ft (20-30 m) tall,

                 1-2 ft (.3-.6 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 36.5 lbs/ft³ (585 kg/m³)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .47, .59

Janka Hardness: 1,430 lb_f (6,340 N)

Modulus of Rupture: 14,230 lb_f/in² (98.2 MPa)

Elastic Modulus: 1,605,000 lb_f/in² (11.07 GPa)

Crushing Strength: 7,550 lb_f/in² (52.1 MPa)

Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 7.8%,

                  Volumetric: 10.7%, T/R Ratio: 2.8

Color/Appearance: No data available.

Grain/Texture: No data available.

Rot Resistance: No data available.

Workability: No data available.

Odor: No characteristic odor.

Allergies/Toxicity: Besides the standard health risks associated with any type of wood dust, no further health reactions have been associated with Mangium. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicityand Wood Dust Safetyfor more information.

Pricing/Availability: No data available.

Sustainability: This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Common Uses: No data available.

Comments: Mangium is commonly grown as a plantation species, and density of the wood can vary greatly depending on tree age and growing conditions. It is also hybridized with earpod wattle (A. auriculiformis)to form another plantation species.

Mangium (endgrain 10x)

Mangium (endgrain 1x)