Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		913	kg/m3
Bending Strength	654	1024	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	450	657	kg/cm2
Hardness		1333	kg
Impact Strength			cm
Shearing Strength		223	kg/cm2
Stiffness	80	94	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	2		%
Weight	897	721	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft 0
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft 1
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain)=very high
Max. crushing strength = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Max. crushing strength = low

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