Wood Properties: Betula lenta
Wood mechanical properties — strength, stiffness, hardness, and specific gravity for hardwood and softwood species at various moisture contents
| scientific name | moisture content | classification | common name | compression parallel psi (psi) | compression perpendicular psi (psi) | genus | impact bending in (in) | modulus of elasticity Mpsi (Mpsi) | modulus of rupture psi (psi) | shear parallel psi (psi) | side hardness lbf (lbf) | species | specific gravity (dimensionless) | tension perpendicular psi (psi) | work to max load inlbf in3 (inlbf/in3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betula lenta | 12% | Hardwood | Birch, Sweet | 8,540 | 1,080 | Betula | 47 | 2.17 | 16,900 | 2,240 | 1,470 | lenta | 0.65 | 950 | 18 |
| Betula lenta | Green | Hardwood | Birch, Sweet | 3,740 | 470 | Betula | 48 | 1.65 | 9,400 | 1,240 | 970 | lenta | 0.6 | 430 | 15.7 |
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