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Hardwood Floor Species Information

This section can be your references to build the perfect hardwood floors for your home. Some solid hardwoods may be susceptible to extreme conditions, In this case you can see our guide about Solid vs Enginered Hardwood Floors or Janka Hardness Scale test for hardwood flooring species.

African PadaukCarribean Heart PineKempasSantos Mahogany
Afzelia / DoussieCedarLacewoodSapele / Sapelli
AmendoimChestnutLarchSatinwood
American BeechCocoboloLeopardwoodShedua
AndirobaCoffee BeanLocustSouthern Yellow Pine
Angelim PedraCorkMakoreSouthern Yellow Pine (Longleaf)
Ash (White)CottonwoodMerbau Spotted Gum
Australian CypressCumaru / Brazilian TeakMesquite Sweet Birch
BangkiraiCurupixaMindiSycamore
BasswoodDouglas FirMovinguiSydney Blue Gum
Black CherryEastern White PineNatural Bamboo*Tallowwood
Black WalnutEbonyPaper BirchTasmanian Oak
BlackwoodEucalyptus / Rose GumParana PineTeak
BloodwoodHard Maple / Sugar MaplePerobaTigerwood
BocoteHeart PinePradooTimborana
BoireHemlockPurpleheartTrue Pine
BorealHickory and PecanRed MahoganyTualang
Brazilian Cherry / JatobaHighland BeechRed Oak (Northern)Turpentine
BrushboxImbuiaRed PineWenge
BubingaIpe / Walnut / LapachoRedwood / ParajuWhite Oak
CabreuvaJarrahRibbon GumWhite Pine
CameronKambala / IrokoRosewoodYellow Birch
Carbonized Bamboo*KarriSakuraZebrawood
*) represent one spesies.
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    Janka Hardness Hardwood Floor Scale



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    The Janka test measures the force required to embed a 11.28 millimeter (0.444 inch) steel ball into wood to half its diameter. This method was chosen so that the result would leave an indention 100 square millimeters in size. It is one of the best measures of the ability of a wood species to withstand denting and wear. It is also a good indicator of how hard a species is to saw or nail.

    The hardness of wood usually varies with the direction of the wood grain. If testing is done on the surface of a plank, perpendicular to the grain, the test is said to be of “side hardness.” Testing the cut surface of a stump would be called a test of “end hardness.”

    For more information click on the name will explain the detail information of that wood.

    No. Wood Flooring Species Hardness
    1. Ipe / Brazilian Walnut / Lapacho 3684
    2. Cumaru / Brazilian Teak 3540
    3. Ebony / Ceylon 3220
    4. Brazilian Redwood / Paraju 3190
    5. Angelim Pedra 3040
    6. Bloodwood 2900
    7. Red Mahogany, Turpentine 2697
    8. Spotted Gum 2473
    9. Brazilian Cherry / Jatoba 2350
    10. Mesquite 2345
    11. Santos Mahogany, Bocote, Cabreuva 2200
    12. Pradoo 2170
    13. Brushbox 2135
    14. Karri 2030
    15. Sydney Blue Gum 2023
    16. Bubinga 1980
    17. Cameron 1940
    18. Tallowwood 1933
    19. Merbau 1925
    20. Amendoim 1912
    21. Jarrah 1910
    22. Purpleheart 1860
    23. Goncalo Alves / Tigerwood 1850
    24. Hickory / Pecan, Satinwood 1820
    25. Afzelia / Doussie 1810
    26. Bangkirai 1798
    27. Rosewood 1780
    28. African Padauk 1725
    29. African Blackwood 1720
    30. Merbau 1712
    31. Kempas 1710
    32. Black Locust 1700
    33. Highland Beech 1686
    34. Wenge, Red Pine 1630
    35. Tualang 1624
    36. Zebrawood 1575
    37. True Pine, Timborana 1570
    38. Peroba 1557
    39. Kambala / Iroko 1540
    40. Sapele / Sapelli 1510
    41. Curupixa 1490
    42. Sweet Birch 1470
    43. Hard Maple / Sugar Maple 1450
    44. Coffee Bean 1390
    45. Natural Bamboo (represents one species) 1380
    46. Australian Cypress 1375
    47. White Oak 1360
    48. Tasmanian Oak 1350
    49. Ribbon Gum 1349
    50. Ash (White) 1320
    51. American Beech 1300
    52. Red Oak (Northern) 1290
    53. Carribean Heart Pine 1280
    54. Yellow Birch 1260
    55. Movingui 1230
    56. Heart Pine 1225
    57. Andiroba 1220
    58. Carbonized Bamboo (represents one species) 1180
    59. Cocobolo 1136
    60. Eucalyptus / Rose Gum 1125
    61. Makore 1100
    62. Boreal 1023
    63. Black Walnut 1010
    64. Teak 1000
    65. Sakura 995
    66. Black Cherry, Imbuia 950
    67. Boire 940
    68. Paper Birch 910
    69. Cedar 900
    70. Southern Yellow Pine (Longleaf) 870
    71. Lacewood, Leopardwood 840
    72. Parana Pine 780
    73. Sycamore 770
    74. Shedua 710
    75. Southern Yellow Pine (Loblolly and Shortleaf) 690
    76. Douglas Fir 660
    77. Larch 590
    78. Chestnut 540
    79. Hemlock 500
    80. White Pine 420
    81. Basswood 410
    82. Eastern White Pine 380

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