Impact strength of wood relative to plastic

[spears]

I am looking at a comparison between the impact properties of wood and plastic. However, wood impact properties are given in reference to a different test. Plastics use I-zod or charpy. Is there data on how wood would perfrom in these tests. Even a simple comparison such as "pine has an impact bending srength similar to ????? material" would help.

Thanks in advance

Spears

 

[RARWOOD]

Try contacting the USDA Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin. I know the FPL in the past has done a lot of work with wood plastic composites, so they might be able to help you out.