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R-12 — Chestnut, American
- Species Name
- Chestnut, American
- Moisture Content
- 12%
- Category
- Hardwood
- Compression Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 36,700
- Compression Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
- 4,300
- Impact Bending MM (mm)
- 480
- Modulus of Elasticity MPa (MPa)
- 8,500
- Modulus of Rupture kPa (kPa)
- 59,000
- Origin
- Domestic
- Radial Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 3.4
- Shear Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 7,400
- Side Hardness N (N)
- 2,400
- Specific Gravity (dimensionless)
- 0.43
- Tangential Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 6.7
- Tension Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
- 3,200
- Thermal Conductivity W mK (W/(m·K))
- 0.13
- Volumetric Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 11.6
- Work to Max Load kJ M3 (kJ/m3)
- 45