Wood Flooring Hardness Scale
(Unfinished, Plainsawn, Unimpregnated)
Prepared by the National Wood Flooring Association
Pecan - 1820
Hickory - 1800
Maple - 1450
White Oak - 1360
Natural Bamboo
- 1340
Ash - 1320
Beech - 1300
Northern Red Oak - 1290
Iroko -1260
Birch *- 1210
Southern Red Oak - 1060
Carbonized Bamboo
- 1010
Teak - 1000
Walnut - 1010
Cherry - 950
African Mahogany - 830
Honduran Mahogany - 800
Pine* - 540
Fir* - 440
Numbers denote dent resistance
in pounds.
* Denotes average of species group.
Hardness is the resistance
of wood to wear and marring. It is measured by the load required
to embed a .444-inch ball half its diameter into the wood.
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