Technical specie specifications for Walnut from Fantastic Floor - Discount Exotic and Domestic Hardwood Flooring, Prefinished Solid Flooring, Unfinished Solid Flooring and Engineered Flooring.
Walnut Hardwood Flooring
- Scientific Name, Other Names: Juglans spp, Black Walnut, Butternut, White walnut, Tropical walnut, American black walnut, Eastern black walnut, Gun-wood, Wavey black walnut
- Description: Walnut flooring is an American standard well known for its dark brown heartwood, often featuring a purplish cast and darker streaks. So distinctive is the color of the Walnut hardwood that the word "Walnut" itself has come to refer to this deep, rich, and highly sought after chocolate brown. One of the harder domestic species, a Walnut floor also sports a warming tone that, when combined with its rich brown tones, creates an air of tradition and classic elegance that lends itself to both modern and rustic decor. Softer than most exotic species, Walnut offers more character and deeper color than just about any other specie available.
- Janka Hardness: 1,010 pounds
- Strength (MOR): 14,700 psi
- Stiffness (MOE): 0 1000 psi
- Density (KG/m3): 0
- Tangential Shrinkage: 7.8 %
- Radial Shrinkage: 5.5 %
- About:
- Family: Juglandaceae
- Tree Characteristics: The Walnut tree can reach up to 120 feet high and a diameter of 3 feet.
- Geographic Area: Primarily in the eastern United States
- Color: Heartwood is dark brown, oftean accompanied by dark streaks and a purplilsh cast.
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- Grain: Straight
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- Working Characteristics: Rated as easy to work
- Durability Rating: Rated as very resistant to heartwood decay and very durable.
- Applications: Flooring, furniture, gunstocks, paneling, veneer, fixtures, cabinets
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