Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity	0,51
Density		673	kg/m3
Bending Strength	654	1024	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	485	699	kg/cm2
Hardness		752	kg
Impact Strength			cm
Shearing Strength		155	kg/cm2
Stiffness	100	116	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	4		%
Weight	657	528	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Max. crushing strength = high
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
High in density
Heavy
High insulation properties which are 50 times greater than most woods

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