Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity	0,57	0,7
Density		721	kg/m3
Bending Strength	695	1111	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	59	97	kg/cm2
Hardness		650	kg
Impact Strength			cm
Shearing Strength		125	kg/cm2
Stiffness	127	151	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	5		%
Weight	705	544	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness		167	cm-kg
Static Bending	441	709	kg/cm2

Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Max. crushing strength = high
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = high
Density (dry weight) = 53-60

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