Acacia Hardwood Janka

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Acacia hardwood janka.

The grain is uniform and fine. Below is an illustration that shows what the janka hardness test looks like. This is way above what most of the hardwood. Vasicentric lozenge confluent and banded rays.

1100 1 2250 3 950 4 molding shape. The janka rating indicates wood strength measured by the force necessary to drive a 444 millimeter steel ball halfway into a plank. The janka test measures the amount of force required to embed a 0 444 steel ball into the wood to half of its diameter. Builder s pride 3 4 x 4 3 4 gold coast acacia solid hardwood flooring 50 year warranty length.

Raspberry jam acacia has a janka hardness rating of 3100 and a very low 5 4 percent volumetric shrinkage rate. May be confused with gidgee acacia cambagei or pink gidgee a. On the janka scale the hardest acacia species is rated 2220. On the janka hardness chart big leaf acacia rates 1700 pounds force while small leaf acacia rates 2200 pounds force and both fall roughly in the middle of the chart.

Prefinished palm acacia hardwood 3 4 in thick x 3 125 in wide x 78 in length stair nose. Acacia wood is a hardwood primarily harvested from two types of trees the hawaiian koa and the australian blackwood tree. For example mahogany has a janka hardness of 800 lbf and brazilian walnut has a janka hardness of 3 680 lbf. The janka scale is used to determine the relative hardness of particular domestic or exotic wood species.

16 48 attain the look of high living with the enduring beauty of hardwood. Reducer 12 shoe mold 6 stair nose 13 t mold 6 threshold 6 more ways to shop. Both species produce similar results with some differences in appearance hardness and workability. Small to medium moderately numerous to numerous.

It is one of the best measures of the ability of a wood species to withstand denting and wear. If given adequate and the right care acacia wood flooring can last for as long as 50 years sometimes even up to 100 years. It is also a good indicator of how hard or easy a species is to saw or nail. Woods with a higher rating are harder than woods with a lower rating.

Narrow to medium width normal spacing lookalikes substitutes. The scale used in the table is pounds force. The durability is attributable to the hardness of acacia wood which is higher than that of some popular hardwoods. The janka hardness test measures the lb in2 required to embed a 444 inch steel ball to half its diameter in wood.

On the janka scale australian blackwood ranks slightly lower than koa at 1 160. Amber to reddish brown deposits common parenchyma. New items 3 on sale 2. Solitary and radial multiples vessels.