Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		881	kg/m3
Bending Strength	1033	1544	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	519	738	kg/cm2
Hardness		910	kg
Impact Strength		101	cm
Shearing Strength		162	kg/cm2
Stiffness	152	175	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage	9		%
Radial Shrinkage	5		%
Weight	865	737	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Bending strength (MOR) = high 0
Max. crushing strength = high 0
Density (dry weight) = 61< 0
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium 0
Hardness (side grain) = Hard 1
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 1
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Max crushing strength (stiffness) = very high
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Toughness -hammer drop = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Shrinkage, Volumetric = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Max. crushing strength = medium
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.

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