Species Hardness
| Wood Flooring Species | Hardness |
|---|---|
| Ipe / Brazilian Walnut / Lapacho | 3684 |
| Cumaru / Brazilian Teak | 3540 |
| Ebony | 3220 |
| Brazilian Redwood / Paraju | 3190 |
| Angelim Pedra | 3040 |
| Bloodwood | 2900 |
| Red Mahogany, Turpentine | 2697 |
| Spotted Gum | 2473 |
| Brazilian Cherry / Jatoba | 2350 |
| Mesquite | 2345 |
| Santos Mahogany, Bocote, Cabreuva | 2200 |
| Pradoo | 2170 |
| Brushbox | 2135 |
| Karri | 2030 |
| Sydney Blue Gum | 2023 |
| Bubinga | 1980 |
| Cameron | 1940 |
| Tallowwood | 1933 |
| Merbau | 1925 |
| Amendoim | 1912 |
| Jarrah | 1910 |
| Purpleheart | 1860 |
| Goncalo Alves / Tigerwood | 1850 |
| Hickory / Pecan, Satinwood | 1820 |
| Afzelia / Doussie | 1810 |
| Bangkirai | 1798 |
| Rosewood | 1780 |
| African Padauk | 1725 |
| Blackwood | 1720 |
| Merbau | 1712 |
| Kempas | 1710 |
| Locust | 1700 |
| Highland Beech | 1686 |
| Wenge, Red Pine | 1630 |
| Tualang | 1624 |
| Zebrawood | 1575 |
| True Pine, Timborana | 1570 |
| Peroba | 1557 |
| Kambala | 1540 |
| Sapele / Sapelli | 1510 |
| Curupixa | 1490 |
| Sweet Birch | 1470 |
| Hard Maple / Sugar Maple | 1450 |
| Coffee Bean | 1390 |
| Natural Bamboo (represents one species) | 1380 |
| Australian Cypress | 1375 |
| White Oak | 1360 |
| Tasmanian Oak | 1350 |
| Ribbon Gum | 1349 |
| Ash (White) | 1320 |
| American Beech | 1300 |
| Red Oak (Northern) | 1290 |
| Carribean Heart Pine | 1280 |
| Yellow Birch | 1260 |
| Movingui | 1230 |
| Heart Pine | 1225 |
| Carbonized Bamboo (represents one species) | 1180 |
| Cocobolo | 1136 |
| Brazilian Eucalyptus / Rose Gum | 1125 |
| Makore | 1100 |
| Boreal | 1023 |
| Black Walnut | 1010 |
| Teak | 1000 |
| Sakura | 995 |
| Black Cherry, Imbuia | 950 |
| Boire | 940 |
| Paper Birch | 910 |
| Cedar | 900 |
| Southern Yellow Pine (Longleaf) | 870 |
| Lacewood, Leopardwood | 840 |
| Parana | 780 |
| Sycamore | 770 |
| Shedua | 710 |
| Southern Yellow Pine (Loblolly and Shortleaf) | 690 |
| Douglas Fir | 660 |
| Larch | 590 |
| Chestnut | 540 |
| Hemlock | 500 |
| White Pine | 420 |
| Basswood | 410 |
| Eastern White Pine | 380 |
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