Wood inspector

Item	Green	Dry	Metric
Specific Gravity
Density		737	kg/m3
Bending Strength	726	1131	kg/cm2
Crushing Strength	404	603	kg/cm2
Hardness		601	kg
Impact Strength		93	cm
Shearing Strength		159	kg/cm2
Stiffness	102	118	1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage			%
Radial Shrinkage	4		%
Weight	721	576	kg/m3
Maximum Load			cm-kg/cm3
Toughness			cm-kg
Static Bending			kg/cm2

Bending strength (MOR) = medium 0
Max. crushing strength = high 0
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. 0
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low 0
Max. crushing strength = medium 1
Hardness (side grain) = soft 1
Hardness (side grain) = medium 1
Shrinkage, Tangential = large
Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Radial = small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high
Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = medium
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = moderate
Shrinkage, Radial = large
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = high

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