Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		608	kg/m3
Bending Strength	598	936	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	225	380	kg/cm2
Hardness		601	kg
Impact Strength			cm
Shearing Strength		139	kg/cm2
Stiffness	83	97	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage			%
Weight	592	464	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Max. crushing strength = medium
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Max. crushing strength = low
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low

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