Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		544	kg/m3
Bending Strength	387	604	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	195	338	kg/cm2
Hardness		259	kg
Impact Strength			cm
Shearing Strength		62	kg/cm2
Stiffness	85	99	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	3		%
Weight	528	416	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 1
Bending strength (MOR) = low 1
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Max. crushing strength = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large

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