Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity	0,66	0,78
Density		897	kg/m3
Bending Strength	1191	1682	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	612	820	kg/cm2
Hardness		1019	kg
Impact Strength	119	134	cm
Shearing Strength		161	kg/cm2
Stiffness	172	196	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage	6		%
Radial Shrinkage	2		%
Weight	929	881	kg/m3
Maximum Load	1,26	1,4	cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending	779	854	kg/cm2

Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu. ft 1
Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = very high
Very high density
Very heavy
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very high
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Max. crushing strength = very high
Max. crushing strength = high
Hard
Compression strength (parallel to grain) = very high
Bending strength (MOR) = high
It is far stronger, for example, than Hard maple, White oak, or Teak. It is hard and superior to Teak and probably Mahogany

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