Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		881	kg/m3
Bending Strength	879	1361	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	485	699	kg/cm2
Hardness		991	kg
Impact Strength			cm
Shearing Strength		154	kg/cm2
Stiffness	146	168	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	5		%
Weight	865	721	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Density (dry weight) = 61< 0
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 0
Max. crushing strength = high 1
Hardness (side grain) = Hard 1
Bending strength (MOR) = high 0
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate

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