Janka Hardness Scale
What, so called, hardwoods are the hardest and what are the softest? How do they test wood hardness? What does this mean for the durability of my floor?
All great questions. Lets start with how hardness is measured. The Janka hardness scale tells us a specific hardness number for each type of wood. The higher the number the harder and more durable the wood will be for your floors. This number is determined by measuring the pressure needed in pounds per square inch(psi) to sink half the diameter of a .444 inch steel ball into a plank of whatever wood we are measuring.
Scroll down for a huge list of woods and their hardness scale number...
| Brazilian Walnut, Ipe, Lapacho Flooring |
3680
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| Cumaru Flooring |
3540
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| Ebony Flooring |
3220
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| Brazilian Redwood Flooring |
3190
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| Angelim Pedra Flooring |
3040
|
| Turpentine Flooring |
2967
|
| Conduru Bloodwood Flooring |
2900
|
| Red Mahogany Flooring |
2697
|
| Spotted Gum Flooring |
2473
|
| Brazilian Cherry Jatoba Flooring |
2350
|
| Santos Mahogany Flooring |
2200
|
| Bocote Flooring |
2200
|
| Pradoo Flooring |
2170
|
| Brushbox Flooring |
2135
|
| Karri Flooring |
2030
|
| Sydney Blue Gum Flooring |
2023
|
| Bubinga Flooring |
1980
|
| Tallowwood Flooring |
1933
|
| Cameron Flooring |
1930
|
| Amendoim Brazilian Oak Flooring |
1912
|
| Jarrah Flooring |
1910
|
| Purpleheart Flooring |
1860
|
| Tigerwood Flooring |
1850
|
| Hickory Pecan Flooring |
1820
|
| Afzelia, Doussie Flooring |
1810
|
| Rosewood Flooring |
1780
|
| Merbau Flooring |
1712
|
| Kempas Flooring |
1710
|
| Wenge Flooring |
1630
|
| Timborana Flooring |
1570
|
| Hard Maple Flooring |
1450
|
| Australian Cypress Flooring |
1375
|
| White Oak Flooring |
1360
|
| White Ash Flooring |
1320
|
| American Beech Flooring |
1300
|
| Red Oak Flooring |
1290
|
| Caribbean Heart Pine Flooring |
1280
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| Cocobolo Flooring |
1136
|
| Teak Flooring |
1000
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| Cherry Flooring |
950
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| Cedar Flooring |
900
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