Guadua Bamboo

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Guadua Bamboo
Categories:	Wood and Natural Products; Wood
Material Notes:	From South America; used in manufactured bamboo products. Relatively coarse grain and relatively large nodes. A modest increase in mechanical properties occurs toward the outside of the plant (the culm wall).
Key Words:	Guadua angustifolia; Giant Timber Bamboo
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	0.650 g/cc	0.0235 lb/in³	at 12.6% moisture (equilibrium at 65% RH and 20°C)
Moisture Absorption at Equilibrium	12.6 %	12.6 %	65% RH

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Wood Indentation	2100 N	472 lb (f)	Internode; Inside; Janka Hardness
	3000 N	674 lb (f)	Internode; Outside; Janka Hardness
	3000 N	674 lb (f)	Node; Inside; Janka Hardness
	3600 N	809 lb (f)	Node; Outside; Janka Hardness
Modulus of Rupture	>= 0.0850 GPa	>= 12.3 ksi	5th percentile; 4 point bend test
	0.105 GPa	15.2 ksi	Node; Inside; 4 point bend test
	0.108 GPa	15.7 ksi	Node; Outside; 4 point bend test
	0.120 GPa	17.4 ksi	Internode; Inside; 4 point bend test
	0.138 GPa	20.0 ksi	Internode; Outside; 4 point bend test
Flexural Modulus	12.0 GPa	1740 ksi	Node; Inside; 4 point bend test
	12.8 GPa	1860 ksi	Node; Outside; 4 point bend test
	>= 13.2 GPa	>= 1910 ksi	5th percentile; 4 point bend test
	14.0 GPa	2030 ksi	Internode; Inside; 4 point bend test
	14.0 GPa	2030 ksi	Internode; Outside; 4 point bend test

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