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R-12 — Sweetgum
- Species Name
- Sweetgum
- Moisture Content
- 12%
- Category
- Hardwood
- Compression Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 43,600
- Compression Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
- 4,300
- Elastic Ratio Er El (dimensionless)
- 0.115
- Elastic Ratio Et El (dimensionless)
- 0.05
- Elastic Ratio Glr El (dimensionless)
- 0.089
- Elastic Ratio Glt El (dimensionless)
- 0.061
- Elastic Ratio Grt El (dimensionless)
- 0.021
- Impact Bending MM (mm)
- 810
- Modulus of Elasticity MPa (MPa)
- 11,300
- Modulus of Rupture kPa (kPa)
- 86,000
- Origin
- Domestic
- Poisson Lr (dimensionless)
- 0.325
- Poisson Lt (dimensionless)
- 0.403
- Poisson Rl (dimensionless)
- 0.044
- Poisson Rt (dimensionless)
- 0.682
- Poisson Tl (dimensionless)
- 0.023
- Poisson Tr (dimensionless)
- 0.309
- Radial Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 5.3
- Shear Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 11,000
- Side Hardness N (N)
- 3,800
- Specific Gravity (dimensionless)
- 0.52
- Tangential Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 10.2
- Tensile Parallel kPa (kPa)
- 93,800
- Tension Perpendicular kPa (kPa)
- 5,200
- Thermal Conductivity W mK (W/(m·K))
- 0.15
- Toughness Radial J (J)
- 4,200
- Toughness Tangential J (J)
- 4,200
- Volumetric Shrinkage Pct (%)
- 15.8
- Work to Max Load kJ M3 (kJ/m3)
- 82