Caribbean Pitch Pine (Sapwood) Wood

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Caribbean Pitch Pine (Sapwood) Wood
Categories:	Wood and Natural Products; Wood; Softwood
Material Notes:	Test material of Honduras origin.
Key Words:	Pinus caribaea; P.spp.; Sandlewood; Lumber, Timber
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Specific Gravity	0.680 g/cc	0.680 g/cc	Green
Density	0.414 - 0.539 g/cc	0.0150 - 0.0195 lb/in³	at nominal specific gravity
	0.459 - 0.588 g/cc	0.0166 - 0.0212 lb/in³	at oven-dry state
	0.495 - 0.637 g/cc	0.0179 - 0.0230 lb/in³	at 13.5% m.c.
	0.591 g/cc	0.0214 lb/in³	Nominal; at 13.5% m.c.

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Wood Indentation	4400 N	989 lb (f)	Side Hardness, Green
	5500 N	1240 lb (f)	Side Hardness, 12% Moisture
Modulus of Rupture	0.0772 GPa	11.2 ksi	Static Bending, Green
	0.1151 GPa	16.69 ksi	Static Bending, 12% Moisture
Flexural Modulus	13.0 GPa	1890 ksi	Static Bending, Green
	15.4 GPa	2230 ksi	Static Bending, 12% Moisture
Compressive Strength	33.8 MPa	4900 psi	Parallel to Grain, Green
	58.9 MPa	8540 psi	Parallel to Grain, 12% Moisture
Shear Strength	8.10 MPa	1170 psi	Parallel to Grain, Green
	14.4 MPa	2090 psi	Parallel to Grain, 12% Moisture
Work to Maximum Load	0.0740 J/cm³	10.7 in-lb/in³	Static Bending, Green
	0.119 J/cm³	17.3 in-lb/in³	Static Bending, 12% Moisture

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Shrinkage	6.3 %	6.3 %	Radial Shrinkage Green to Oven Dry
	7.8 %	7.8 %	Tangential Shrinkage Green to Oven Dry
	12.9 %	12.9 %	Volumetric Shrinkage Green to Oven Dry

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