Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		833	kg/m3
Bending Strength	1341	1950	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	437	644	kg/cm2
Hardness		979	kg
Impact Strength		114	cm
Shearing Strength		191	kg/cm2
Stiffness	132	153	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	5		%
Weight	817	673	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

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

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