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R-12 — Purpleheart
- Species Name
- Purpleheart
- Moisture Content
- 12%
- Category
- Hardwood
- Compression Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 71,200
- Modulus of Elasticity MPa (MPa)
- 15,700
- Modulus of Rupture kPa (kPa)
- 132,400
- Origin
- Americas
- Radial Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 3.2
- Shear Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 15,300
- Side Hardness N (N)
- 8,300
- Specific Gravity (dimensionless)
- 0.67
- Tangential Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 6.1
- Volumetric Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 9.9
- Work to Max Load kJ M3 (kJ/m3)
- 121