Wood Comparison Table - Timber Holdings USA

	Ipe	Garapa	Dark Red Balau	Cumaru	Western Red Cedar	Green Heart	Redwood	Maranti “Philippine Mahogany”	Composite Decking	CCA-Treated Pine
Type	Hardwood	Hardwood	Hardwood	Hardwood	Softwood	Hardwood	Softwood	Hardwood	Plastic Wood	Softwood
Maintenance	Low	Low	Low	Low	Medium	Low	Medium	Medium	Low	High
Decay Resistance	High	Medium High	Medium High	High	Medium	High	Medium	Medium	Varies	Varies
Termite Resistance	High	Medium	Medium	High	Low	High	Low	Low	Varies	Varies
Strength	High	Medium-High	Medium-High	High	Medium-Low	High	Medium-Low	Medium	Low	Medium
Movement in Service	Low	Low	Low	Medium-Low	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	High	High
Fire Rating Class	High	High	High	High	Low	High/Medium	Low	Low	Low	Varies
Weight per cu. ft.	69lbs.	54lbs.	53lbs.	67lbs.	30lbs.	68lbs.	30lbs.	32 – 42lbs.	60 – 64lbs.	35lbs.
Bending Strength (in psi)	25,400	12,900	20670	22,400	6,800	24,900	7,900	9,500 – 11,400	1,423 – 4,500	9,900 – 14,500
E-modulus	3,140,000	1,834,780	2,040,000	3,010,000	930,000	3,250,000	1,000,000	1,230,000 – 1,612,000	175,000 – 480,000	1,170,000 – 1,510,000
Shear Strength	2,060	1,475	1,310	2,395	900	2,620	940	970 – 1,450	561 – 1,010	1,370
Hardness	3,680	1,631	1,420	3,340	580	2.350	480	460 – 802	940 – 1,390	690