Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		849	kg/m3
Bending Strength	647	993	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	380	574	kg/cm2
Hardness		1111	kg
Impact Strength		119	cm
Shearing Strength		101	kg/cm2
Stiffness	103	119	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	5		%
Weight	833	705	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Max. crushing strength = medium
Max. crushing strength = high
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = medium
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = high
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 67-75 lbs/cu.ft
Bending strength (MOR) = very high

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