Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		913	kg/m3
Bending Strength	804	1248	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength			kg/cm2
Hardness		1051	kg
Impact Strength			cm
Shearing Strength			kg/cm2
Stiffness	152	175	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	5		%
Weight	897	721	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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