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Green — Beech, American
- Species Name
- Beech, American
- Moisture Content
- Green
- Category
- Hardwood
- Compression Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 24,500
- Compression Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
- 3,700
- Impact Bending MM (mm)
- 1,090
- Modulus of Elasticity MPa (MPa)
- 9,500
- Modulus of Rupture kPa (kPa)
- 59,000
- Origin
- Domestic
- Radial Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 5.5
- Shear Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 8,900
- Side Hardness N (N)
- 3,800
- Specific Gravity (dimensionless)
- 0.56
- Tangential Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 11.9
- Tensile Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 86,200
- Tension Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
- 5,000
- Thermal Conductivity W mK (W/(m·K))
- 0.15
- Volumetric Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 17.2
- Work to Max Load kJ M3 (kJ/m3)
- 82