Hardness of Wood Flooring Species

Domestic	Janka	Exotic	Janka
Hickory	1820	Brazilian Walnut	3680
Hard Maple	1460	Brazilian Teak	3540
White Oak	1360	Brazilian Redwood	3190
Ash	1320	Bloodwood	2900
Beech	1300	Lapacho	2800
* Red Oak	1290	Patagonian Rosewood	2800
Birch	1260	Spotted Gum	2475
Heart Pine	1225	Brazilian Cherry	2350
American Walnut	1010	Santos Mahogany	2200
Red Leaf Maple	950	Tiete Rosewood	2200
American Cherry	950	Tigerwood	2160
Elm	860	Brazilian Hickory	1940
Sycamore	770	Merbau	1925
Yellow Pine	690	Jarrah	1910
Douglas Fir	660	Brazilian Oak	1460
American Chestnut	540	Australian Cypress	1375
Sassafras	525	Burmese Teak	1155
White Pine	380	Angelim Pedra	1720
Antique Hard Pine	1125
New Heart Pine	1090

* Red Oak is the benchmark species for hardness comparisons. Janka test measures force required to embed a .444 inch steel ball half its diameter into the wood being tested.