Acacia wood is a hardwood primarily harvested from two types of trees the hawaiian koa and the australian blackwood tree.
Acacia hardwood janka.
Prefinished palm acacia hardwood 3 4 in thick x 3 125 in wide x 78 in length stair nose.
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Woods with a higher rating are harder than woods with a lower rating.
1100 1 2250 3 950 4 molding shape.
Solitary and radial multiples vessels.
May be confused with gidgee acacia cambagei or pink gidgee a.
The testing is done on the surface of the plank and the force is exerted perpendicular to the grain which means that the test collects side hardness data.
Vasicentric lozenge confluent and banded rays.
This is way above what most of the hardwood.
For example mahogany has a janka hardness of 800 lbf and brazilian walnut has a janka hardness of 3 680 lbf.
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.
It is one of the best measures of the ability of a wood species to withstand denting and wear.
The janka scale is used to determine the relative hardness of particular domestic or exotic wood species.
The janka rating indicates wood strength measured by the force necessary to drive a 444 millimeter steel ball halfway into a plank.
If given adequate and the right care acacia wood flooring can last for as long as 50 years sometimes even up to 100 years.
The janka hardness test measures the lb in2 required to embed a 444 inch steel ball to half its diameter in wood.
The scale used in the table is pounds force.
On the janka scale australian blackwood ranks slightly lower than koa at 1 160.
Both species produce similar results with some differences in appearance hardness and workability.
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Narrow to medium width normal spacing lookalikes substitutes.
Gold coast acacia from builder s pride is crafted from solid natural acacia and features honey hued tones that complement any style.
Acacia mangium more commonly known as black wattle in the us has a 1750 janka hardness rating and is dried to 12 percent moisture for use as flooring.
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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.
Amber to reddish brown deposits common parenchyma.
On the janka scale the hardest acacia species is rated 2220.
It is also a good indicator of how hard or easy a species is to saw or nail.
Crombiei based on very dark purplish.
The janka test measures the amount of force required to embed a 0 444 steel ball into the wood to half of its diameter.
The grain is uniform and fine.
