Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		528	kg/m3
Bending Strength	445	699	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	264	435	kg/cm2
Hardness		322	kg
Impact Strength		63	cm
Shearing Strength		81	kg/cm2
Stiffness	71	84	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	2		%
Weight	512	400	kg/m3
Maximum Load	0,49	0,7	cm-kg/cm3
Toughness		109	cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Bending strength (MOR) = low 0
Max. crushing strength = medium 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low 0
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Toughness (total work) = very low
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Max. crushing strength = low
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Work to Maximum Load
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium

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