Lesson 4-5 Flashcards
The mass per unit volume; the quantity of a matter into a unit volume of materials
Density
Relationship between the mass of the substance and how much volume it takes up
Density
The mass of atoms, their size, and how they are arranged determine the density of a substance
Density
The ratio of the oven-dry weight of wood to the weight of water with volume similar to that of the wood at specified moisture content.
Specific Gravity
The density of water w/ a temperature of ___/____ is commonly used as reference to compute SG.
4°C or 39°F
In computing the specific gravity of wood at various conditions, what is used as denominator?
volume of the wood
In computing the specific gravity what is used as numerator?
Oven dry weight
It is the material per unit volume.
Density
It is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance.
Specific gravity
What is the unit of density?
kg/m3 or g/cm3
What is the value of density?
Absolute value
What is the value of specific gravity?
Relative value
What is the nature of density?
A material has a unique value for density
What is the nature of specific gravity?
For solids and liquids, the ratio is measured using water as the reference substance. While for gases the ratio is measured using either hydrogen gas or normal air as the reference.
Reasons why we need to know specific gravity of wood and density?
Because it is an indicator of:
* Strength property
* Utilization value of wood
* Processing qualities of wood
* Measure of the amount of cell wall substances and the air spaces in the wood.
Regarded to be the most extensively used indicator of wood quality (Tesoro and Aday, 1990
Specific gravity
High specific gravity
=0.701 and above
Moderately high SG
= 0.601-0.700
Medium specific gravity
= 0.501-0.600
HSG Example
Molave
Yakal
Mangkono
Tindalo
Ipil