JANKA HARDNESS

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While there are many factors to consider when choosing your hardwood flooring, the durability of a particular hardwood is definitely one factor to consider.  The harder a wood is the more durable it tends to be.  A very popular choice in wood flooring is Northern Red Oak, so popular that it has become the benchmark in measuring and comparing the hardness of wood flooring.

The hardness of wood is measured with the Janka Hardness test. The Janka Hardness test measures the force needed to embed a .444 inch steel ball to half its diameter in a piece of wood. The higher the number the harder the wood.  Although this is one of the best methods to measure the ability of wood species to withstand indentations, it should be used only as a general guide when comparing various species of wood flooring. The construction and finish also play an important role in the durability of any wood floor.

ALPHEBETICAL

WOOD SPECIES
JANKA RATING
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AMENDOIM
1912
»
ASH
1320
»
AUSTRALIAN CYPRESS
1375
»
BEECH
1300
»
BIRCH
1260
»
BLACK WALNUT
1010
»
BRAZIL CHERRY
2350
»
BRAZIL OAK
1912
»
BRAZIL TEAK
3540
»
BRAZIL WALNUT
3684
»
BRUSHBOX
2135
»
BUBINGA
1980
»
CHERRY
950
»
CUMARU
3540
»
DOUGLAS FIR
660
»
EBONY
3220
»
HEART PINE
1225
HICKORY
1820
»
IPE
3684
»
JARRAH
1910
»
JATOBA
2350
»
KARRI
2030
»
KEMPAS
1710
»
MAPLE
1450
»
MERBAU
1925
»
PADOUK
1725
»
PURPLEHEART
2890
»
RED MAHOGANY
2697
RED OAK
1290
»
SANTOS MAHOGANY
2200
»
SAPELE
1510
»
SPOTTED GUM
2473
»
SYDNEY BLUE GUM
2023
»
TASMANIAN OAK
1350
»
TEAK
1000
TIGERWOOD
1850
»
WALNUT
1010
»
WENGE
1630
»
WHITE OAK
1360
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HARDNESS – HIGH TO LOW

WOOD SPECIES
JANKA RATING
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BRAZIL WALNUT (IPE)
3684
»
IPE
3684
»
BRAZIL TEAK
3540
»
CUMARU
3540
»
EBONY
3220
»
PURPLEHEART
2890
»
RED MAHOGANY
2697
SPOTTED GUM
2473
»
BRAZIL CHERRY
2350
»
JATOBA
2350
»
SANTOS MAHOGAY
2200
»
BRUSHBOX
2135
»
KARRI
2030
»
SYDNEY BLUE GUM
2023
»
BUBINGA
1980
»
MERBAU
1925
»
AMENDOIM
1912
»
BRAZIL OAK
1912
»
JARRAH
1910
»
TIGERWOOD
1850
»
HICKORY
1820
»
PADOUK
1725
»
KEMPAS
1710
»
WENGE
1630
»
SAPELE
1510
»
MAPLE
1450
»
AUSTRALIAN CYPRESS
1375
»
WHITE OAK
1360
»
TASMANIAN OAK
1350
»
ASH
1320
»
BEECH
1300
»
RED OAK
1290
»
BIRCH
1260
»
HEART PINE
1225
BLACK WALNUT
1010
»
WALNUT
1010
»
TEAK
1000
CHERRY
950
»
DOUGLAS FIR
660
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