Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity	0,51
Density		576	kg/m3
Bending Strength	620	950	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	50	93	kg/cm2
Hardness		373	kg
Impact Strength			cm
Shearing Strength		104	kg/cm2
Stiffness	104	122	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	3		%
Weight	560	400	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness		183	cm-kg
Static Bending	489	709	kg/cm2

Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Bending strength (MOR) = low 0
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Max. crushing strength = low
Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Max. crushing strength = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Hardness (side grain) = very soft
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Max. crushing strength (stiffness) = very low
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 15-22 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Bending strength (MOR) = very low

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