Impact Bending of Woods Rated in Joules & Organized by Hardness |
677 – Osage Orange |
598 – Beech, Blue (Hornbeam/Musclewood) |
497 – Hickory, Bigleaf Shagbark |
435 – Hickory, Mockernut |
418 – Hickory, Pignut |
401 – Hickory (Full Range) |
378 – Hickory, Shagbark |
373 – Hickory, Bitternut |
333 – Serviceberry |
322 – Locust, Black |
316 – Elm, Rock |
310 – Birch, Yellow |
305 – Hickory, Nutmeg |
299 – Hickory, Water |
299 – Oak, Scarlet |
277 – Hophornbeam |
277 – Oak, Swamp Red |
277 – Oak, Swamp White |
265 – Birch, Sweet |
265 – Honeylocust |
260 – Oak, Post |
254 – Elm, Slippery |
254 – Oak, Pin |
248 – Dogwood |
248 – Oak, Water |
248 – Pecan |
243 – Apple |
243 – Ash, White |
243 – Hackberry |
243 – Oak, Red |
237 – Ash, Blue |
237 – Birch (Full Range) |
237 – Black Mangrove |
237 – Oak, Willow |
231 – Beech |
231 – Gum, Blue |
231 – Oak, Black |
231 – Oak, Swamp Chestnut |
226 – Ash, Biltmore White |
226 – Birch, Alaska White |
226 – Buttonwood |
226 – Laurel, Mountain |
226 – Maple, Black |
226 – Oak, Chestnut |
226 – Pigeonplum |
226 – Witchhazel |
220 – Elm, American |
220 – Maple, Sugar |
220 – Oak, Laurel |
215 – Oak (Full Range) |
215 – Sourwood |
209 – Oak, Canyon Live |
209 – Oak, White |
209 – Persimmon |
203 – Ash (Full Range) |
203 – Pine, Slash |
203 – Sugarberry |
198 – Ash, Black |
198 – Birch, Gray |
198 – Magnolia, Cucumber |
198 – Pine, Jack |
192 – Birch, Paper |
192 – Dogwood, Pacific |
192 – Pine, Longleaf |
192 – Stopper, Red |
192 – Walnut, Black |
186 – Ash, Oregon |
186 – Elder, Blueberry |
186 – Holly |
186 – Oak, Live |
186 – Pine, Shortleaf |
186 – Sassafras |
181 – Ash, Green |
181 – Gum, Red |
181 – Hemlock, Mountain |
181 – Larch, Western |
181 – Mangrove |
181 – Maple (Full Range) |
181 – Maple, Red |
175 – Cherry, Pin |
175 – Laurel, California |
175 – Pine, Pitch |
175 – Willow, Western Black |
175 – Yew, Pacific |
169 – Chinquapin, Golden |
169 – Douglas Fir (Coastal) |
169 – Pine, Loblolly |
164 – Cedar, Alaska |
164 – Cherry, Black |
164 – Magnolia, Evergreen |
164 – Oak, Bur |
164 – Oak, Oregon White |
164 – Pine, Mountain |
158 – Cedar, Port Orford |
158 – Fir, Lowland White |
158 – Inkwood |
158 – Maple, Bigleaf |
158 – Pine, Pond |
152 – Catalpa, Hardy |
152 – Douglas Fir (Intermediate) |
152 – Magnolia, Mountain |
152 – Maple, Striped |
152 – Pine, Jeffery |
147 – Bustic |
147 – Cascara |
147 – Douglas Fir (Mountain) |
147 – Hemlock, Western |
147 – Oak, Southern Red |
147 – Pine (Full Range) |
147 – Sycamore |
141 – Gum (Full Range) |
141 – Maple, Silver |
141 – Pine, Norway |
141 – Spruce, Red |
141 – Spruce, Sitka |
135 – Ash, Pumpkin |
135 – Butternut |
135 – Cypress, Southern |
135 – Fir, Silver |
135 – Mastic |
135 – Silverbell |
130 – Fir, California Red |
130 – Fir, Noble |
130 – Gum, Tupelo |
130 – Madrono, Pacific |
130 – Oak, Rocky Mountain White |
130 – Pine, Western White |
130 – Spruce, Black |
130 – Tamarack |
124 – Aspen, Largetooth |
124 – Cedar, Eastern Red |
124 – Cottonwood, Northern Black |
124 – Gum, Black |
124 – Spruce (Full Range) |
119 – Aspen |
119 – Fir (Full Range) |
119 – Hemlock, Eastern |
119 – Walnut, Little |
113 – Alder, Red |
113 – Cottonwood, Eastern |
113 – Fir, Balsam |
113 – Pine, Lodgepole |
113 – Poplar, Yellow |
113 – Spruce, White |
113 – Willow, Black |
107 – Cedar (Full Range) |
107 – Chestnut |
107 – Pine, Limber |
107 – Pine, Northern White |
107 – Pine, Sand |
107 – Redwood (Virgin) |
107 – Rhododendron, Great |
102 – Pine, Sugar |
96 – Cedar, Incense |
96 – Cedar, Southern Red |
96 – Cedar, Western Red |
96 – Fir, White |
96 – Pine, Ponderossa |
90 – Basswood |
90 – Buckeye, Yellow |
90 – Fir, Alpine |
90 – Oak, California Black |
90 – Palmetto, Cabbage |
90 – Redwood (Second Growth Dense) |
85 – Poisonwood |
85 – Spruce, Engelmann |
79 – Ironwood, Black |
79 – Poplar, Balsam |
73 – Cedar, Southern White |
73 – Fir, Corkbark |
68 – Cedar, Northern White |
68 – Juniper, Alligator |
68 – Pinon |
62 – Redwood (Second Growth Open) |
51 – Gum, Limbo |
40 – Paradise Tree |