Moso Bamboo

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Moso Bamboo
Categories:	Wood and Natural Products; Wood
Material Notes:	From China; most common Bamboo species used in manufactured bamboo products. Relatively fine grain and relatively small nodes. A modest increase in mechanical properties occurs toward the outside of the plant (the culm wall).
Key Words:	Phyllostachys edulis; Giant Timber Bamboo
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.600 g/cc	0.0217 lb/in³	at 10.3% moisture (equilibrium at 65% RH and 20°C)
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	10.3 %	10.3 %	65% RH

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Wood Indentation	5500 N	1240 lb (f)	Internode; Inside; Janka Hardness
	5900 N	1330 lb (f)	Internode; Outside; Janka Hardness
	6200 N	1390 lb (f)	Node; Inside; Janka Hardness
	7500 N	1690 lb (f)	Node; Outside; Janka Hardness
Modulus of Rupture	0.0800 GPa	11.6 ksi	Internode; Inside; 4 point bend test
	0.0810 GPa	11.7 ksi	Internode; Outside; 4 point bend test
	0.0810 GPa	11.7 ksi	Node; Inside; 4 point bend test
	>= 0.0820 GPa	>= 11.9 ksi	5th percentile; 4 point bend test
	0.0910 GPa	13.2 ksi	Node; Outside; 4 point bend test
Flexural Modulus	>= 9.00 GPa	>= 1310 ksi	5th percentile; 4 point bend test
	10.6 GPa	1540 ksi	Node; Inside; 4 point bend test
	11.0 GPa	1600 ksi	Node; Outside; 4 point bend test
	11.5 GPa	1670 ksi	Internode; Outside; 4 point bend test
	11.8 GPa	1710 ksi	Internode; Inside; 4 point bend test

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