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Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity	0,43	0,49
Density		544	kg/m3
Bending Strength	525	844	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	272	489	kg/cm2
Hardness		442	kg
Impact Strength	50	58	cm
Shearing Strength		103	kg/cm2
Stiffness	80	107	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage	7		%
Radial Shrinkage	4		%
Weight	544	528	kg/m3
Maximum Load	0,42	0,49	cm-kg/cm3
Toughness		109	cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Max. crushing strength = medium 0
Hardness (side grain) = soft 0
Bending strength (MOR) = low 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low 0
Bending strength (MOR) = medium 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low 0
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low 0
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Volumetric = large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = very low
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Work to Maximum Load = very low
Shrinkage, Volumetric = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Max. crushing strength = high
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Toughness (total work) = very low
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high

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