Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		865	kg/m3
Bending Strength	671	1046	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	534	756	kg/cm2
Hardness		1144	kg
Impact Strength		86	cm
Shearing Strength		167	kg/cm2
Stiffness	117	135	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	2		%
Weight	849	689	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
High
Mor/Bending strength = medium
Hardness (side grain) = hard
53-60 lbs/cu. ft.
53-60 lbs/cu. ft.
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Medium
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft.
Very hard
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Medium
Max. crushing strength = very high
Low
Low
High
46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Very high
Small
38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
38-45 lbs/cu. ft.

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