Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 5 Characteristic strength values of two clones of Hevea brasiliensis—RRIM600 and GT1
Clones | Characteristic values σ k (MPa) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parallel to grain | Perpendicular to grain | ||||||
σ c‖,k | σ t‖,k | σ s,k | σ e‖,k | σ c⊥,k | σ t⊥,k | σ e⊥,k | |
GT1 | 49.63 | 48.28 | 7.89 | 44.37 | 10.14 | 2.98 | NA |
RRIM600 | 41.90 | 49.64 | 7.72 | 31.49 | 8.18 | 3.22 | 18.74 |