| HARDNESS OF WOOD FLOORING SPECIES |
| DOMESTIC |
JANKA |
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EXOTIC |
JANKA |
| Hickory |
1820 |
|
Brazilian Walnut |
3680 |
| Hard Maple |
1460 |
|
Brazilian Chestnut |
3540 |
| White Oak |
1360 |
|
Brazilian Redwood |
3190 |
| Ash |
1320 |
|
Bloodwood |
2900 |
| Beech |
1300 |
|
Lapacho |
2800 |
| Red Oak |
1290 |
|
Patagonian Rosewood |
2800 |
| Birch |
1260 |
|
Spotted Gun |
2475 |
| Heart Pine |
1225 |
|
Brazilian Cherry |
2350 |
| Black Walnut |
1010 |
|
Santos Mahogany |
2200 |
| Eastern Maple |
950 |
|
Tigerwood |
2160 |
| American Cherry |
950 |
|
Brazilian Hickory |
1940 |
| Elm |
860 |
|
Merbau |
1925 |
| Sycamore |
770 |
|
Jarrah |
1910 |
| Yellow Pine |
690 |
|
African Padua |
1725 |
| Douglas Fir |
660 |
|
Brazilian Oak |
1460 |
| American Chestnut |
540 |
|
Royal Mahogany |
1400 |
| Sassafras |
525 |
|
Australian Cypress |
1375 |
| White Pine |
380 |
|
Burmese Teak |
1155 |
| Antique Hard Pine |
1125 |
|
Peruvian Walnut |
1080 |
| New Heart Pine |
1090 |
|
Angelim Pedra |
1720 |
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Red Oak is the benchmark specie for hardness comparisons.
- Janka
test measures force required to embed a .444 inch steel ball half its
diameter into the wood being tested.
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