Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		769	kg/m3
Bending Strength	1201	1726	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	485	699	kg/cm2
Hardness		928	kg
Impact Strength			cm
Shearing Strength		102	kg/cm2
Stiffness	134	156	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	5		%
Weight	753	608	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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