When selecting a hardwood for your home or business, it is good to know the durability of the hardwood. A test has been devised by the Swedish engineer Brinell uses a 10mm diameter steel ball to indent the wood with force.
The subsequent indentation is measured and a hardness measurement allocated to each species. The higher the value – the harder the hardwood. [custom_table]
| Species | Value |
|---|---|
| Pine | 1.6 |
| Alder | 2.1 |
| Birch | 2.6 |
| European Maple | 3.0 |
| American Walnut | 3.4 |
| Iroko | 3.5 |
| Black Cherry | 3.6 |
| Oak | 3.7 |
| Beech | 3.8 |
| American Oak | 3.8 |
| European Red Oak | 3.8 |
| Ash | 4.0 |
| Rosewood | 4.4 |
| Jarrah | 4.7 |
| Hard Maple | 4.8 |
| Merbau | 4.9 |
| Mutenye | 5.0 |
| Sucupira | 5.6 |
| Jatoba | 7.0 |
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