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R-12 — Beech, American
- Species Name
- Beech, American
- Moisture Content
- 12%
- Category
- Hardwood
- Compression Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 50,300
- Compression Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
- 7,000
- Impact Bending MM (mm)
- 1,040
- Modulus of Elasticity MPa (MPa)
- 11,900
- Modulus of Rupture kPa (kPa)
- 103,000
- Origin
- Domestic
- Radial Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 5.5
- Shear Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 13,900
- Side Hardness N (N)
- 5,800
- Specific Gravity (dimensionless)
- 0.64
- Tangential Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 11.9
- Tensile Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 86,200
- Tension Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
- 7,000
- Thermal Conductivity W mK (W/(m·K))
- 0.18
- Volumetric Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 17.2
- Work to Max Load kJ M3 (kJ/m3)
- 104