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2. Janka hardness test - Wikipedia

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   A common use of Janka hardness ratings is to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring. For hardwood flooring, the test usually requires an 80 mm × 150 mm (3 in × 6 in) sample with a thickness of at least 6–8 mm, and the most commonly used test is the ASTM D1037.

3. Choose the Right Hardwood Floor For You With These Tips - AOL

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   Durability: Cherry dents easily at a 950 on the Janka scale (which measures relative hardness of particular wood species), so limit it to areas like bedrooms and protect with rugs. Price Point ...

4. Bamboo floor - Wikipedia

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   The hardness of traditional bamboo flooring ranges from 1180 (carbonized horizontal) to around 1380 (natural), while newer manufacturing techniques including strand woven bamboo flooring range from 3000 to over 5000 using the Janka hardness test. Other flooring materials have comparable Janka ratings, with a higher number indicating a harder ...

5. List of woods - Wikipedia

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   Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) Marblewood (Marmaroxylon racemosum) Marri, red gum (Corymbia calophylla) Meranti (Shorea spp.) Merbau, ipil (Intsia bijuga), Kwila; Mesquite. White mesquite (Prosopis alba) Chilean mesquite (Prosopis chilensis) Honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) Black mesquite (Prosopis nigra) Screwbean mesquite (Prosopis ...

6. Flooring - Wikipedia

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   Cork flooring comes in both tiles and planks, and can have glue or glues-less installation. Hardwood durability and hardness is determined by a ranking system called the Janka scale. The Janka scale is the force that it takes to embed a steel ball into the hardwood. The more force it takes to do so, the harder the wood.

7. Lignum vitae - Wikipedia

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   Lignum vitae is hard and durable, and is also the densest wood traded (average dried density: ~79 lb/ft 3 or ~1,260 kg/m 3); [4] it will easily sink in water. On the Janka scale of hardness, which measures hardness of woods, lignum vitae ranks highest of the trade woods, with a Janka hardness of 4,390 lbf (compared with Olneya at 3,260 lbf, [5] African blackwood at 2,940 lbf, hickory at 1,820 ...

8. Yellow pine - Wikipedia

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   Both kinds of wood are hard (with a Janka hardness of 550 lbf (2,400 N)), but the western yellow pine wood is less dense than southern yellow pine wood (28 lb/cu ft (0.45 g/cm 3) versus 35 lb/cu ft (0.56 g/cm 3) for shortleaf pine). [6]

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