Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		769	kg/m3
Bending Strength	780	1204	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	439	647	kg/cm2
Hardness		577	kg
Impact Strength			cm
Shearing Strength		135	kg/cm2
Stiffness	131	152	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage	9		%
Radial Shrinkage	5		%
Weight	753	608	kg/m3
Maximum Load	0,63	0,84	cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Max. crushing strength = high 1
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Volumetric = large
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Hardness (side grain) = soft
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Bending strength (MOR) = low
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Bending strength (MOR) = very low

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