Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 1
Number of individual trees analyzed: 1
Number of specimens: 2
Number of measurements: 6
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 12.8
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 9.9
Max PZC average on one log: 11.6
Min PZC average on one log: 11.6
PZC Average of all logs: 11.6

Species: albizia versicolor
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: A small to medium African tree with feathery, bipinnate leaves and showy, fluffy, creamy-white to yellowish, pom-pom-like flowers.
Other Local Names: Zanzangue, Agla nyinfun, Évouvous, Sifou-sifou, Yatandza, Aviemfo-samina, Okuro, Tanga-Tanga, Ayinre-ogo, Mugavu, Nongo, Elongwamba, Okuru, West African albizia

Reference Colour: Red brown
Texture: Coarse
Grain: Interlocked grain
Interlocked Grain: Slight
Notes: Heartwood yellow brown to dark red brown, with golden glints. Grain sometimes very interlocked.

Diameter: 60÷90cm
Density @12% MC: 600kg/m³
Janka Hardness: 1020lbf
Crushing Strength @12%MC: 50MPa
Static Bending Strength @12%MC: 81MPa
Longitudinal Modulus of Elasticity E: 13GPa
Volumetric Shrinkage Coefficient: 0.43% per %
Total Tangential Shrinkage TS: 4.9%
Total Radial Shrinkage TS: 2.8%
T/R Anisotropy Ratio: 1.8-
Fibre Saturation Point: 24%
Thermal Conductivity: 0.2W/mk
Lower Heating Value: 18870KJ/Kg
Sapwood Thickness: 3÷6cm
Sapwood Demarcation: Clearly demarcated

Resistance to Decay: Class 2 – durable
Resistance to Dry Wood Borers: Class D – durable (sapwood demarcated, risk limited to sapwood)
Resistance to Termites: Class D – durable IATANDZA Cross sections of Albizia ferruginea
Treatability: Class 3 – poorly treatable
Use Class Covered by Natural Durability: Class 3 – not in ground contact, outside
Durability Notes: This species is listed in the NF EN 350 standard. According to the European standard NF EN 335 of May 2013, performance length might be modified by conditions in which it is used.

Log Buoyancy: Does not float
Log Conservation: Moderate (treatment recommended)
Drying Rate: Slow
Drying Risk of Distortion: Slight risk
Drying Risk of Case Hardening: No known specific risk
Drying Risk of Checking: Slight risk

Blunting Effect: Normal
Sawing Tooth: Ordinary or alloy steel
Machining Tool: Ordinary
Suitability for Peeling: Good
Suitability for Slicing: Good
Sawing Machining Notes: Irritant sawdust.
Assembly Nailing Screwing: Good but pre-boring necessary
Assembly Notes: Tends to split with nailing.
Additional Notes: Filling is required to obtain a good finish
End Uses: Turned goods, Exterior joinery, Framing, Interior joinery, Formwork, Built-in furniture or mobile item, Cabinetry (high-end furniture), House framing, Boxes and crates, Blockboard, Stairs (inside), Flooring, Veneer for back or face of plywood, Sliced veneer, Veneer for interior of plywood, Bridges (parts not in contact with water, Panelling or ground), Glued Laminated, Exterior panelling

Source 1: Tropical Timber Atlas, Editions Quae, e-ISBN 978-2-7592-2770-9