How Hard is Your Solid Wood Flooring - The Janka Hardness Test Scale

The Janka hardness test is a measurement of the force necessary to embed a .444-inch steel ball to half its diameter in wood. It is the industry standard for measuring the durability of various species to tolerate denting and normal wear.

Cork cork 200 janka hardness scale
Douglass Fir douglas fir 650 janka hardness scale
Mahogany mahogany 800 janka hardness scale
Larch larch 800 janka hardness scale
Pine pine 870 janka hardness scale
North American Cherry north american cherry 950 janka hardness scale
North American Walnut north american walnut 1010 janka hardness scale
Black Walnut black walnut 1010 janka hardness scale
Teak teak 1155 janka hardness scale
Birch birch 1260 janka hardness scale
Beech beech 1300 janka hardness scale
Ash ash 1320 janka hardness scale
Red Oak red oak 1360 janka hardness scale
White Oak white oak 1360 janka hardness scale
North American Maple north american maple 1450 janka hardness scale
Maple maple 1450 janka hardness scale
African Oak african oak 1725 janka hardness scale
Merbau merbau 1925 janka hardness scale
Purple Heart purple heart 2090 janka hardness scale
Tiger Wood tiger wood 2160 janka hardness scale
Santos Mahogany santos mahogany 2200 janka hardness scale
Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) brazilian cherry jatoba 2820 janka hardness scale
Brazilian Teak brazilian teak 3540 janka hardness scale
Brazilian Walnut brazilian walnut 3680 janka hardness scale

Remember strength is not everything as solid wood flooring made from certain species is better suited to wear and can even be subjectively improved with the aging process. For more information or if you have a query call us for free on 0800 0556265 and speak with our friendly, helpful and expert staff.