ARABESCATO CARRARA
ORIGIN
BLOCK SIZES
COLOUR UNIFORMITY
AVAILABILITY
PREVAILING USE
POLISHING TREATMENT | ITALY
NORMAL
EXCELLENT IF SELECTED
GOOD
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR
EXELLENT |
OTHER SURFACE TREATMENTS POSSIBLE GENERAL COMMENTS :
TYPICAL MARBLE SPECIFIED FOR INTERIOR DECORATIONS, PAVINGS, BOOK MATCHED CLADDINGS, COLUMNS, FOUNTAINS, ARCHITECTURAL CUBIC PIECES. SUITABLE FOR MEDIUM JOBS, AFTER A CHECKING OF QUARRY’S STAGE, SUITABLE EVEN FOR EXTERNAL CLADDINGS WITH EXCEPTION OF POLISHED SURFACES (BECAUSE THE SHINE WILL LOOSE IN SHORT TIME).
| EXAMPLES OF TEST RESULTS : | | | | COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH | 1472 Kg./cm.² | 1475 Kg./cm.² | | DITTO AFTER GELIVITY | 1352 Kg./cm.² | 1356 Kg./cm.² | | WATER ABSORPTION | 0,254 % | 0,258 % | | ULTIMATE TENSIL STRENGTH | 121 Kg./cm.² | 125 Kg./cm.² | | IMPACT TEST-MIN. FALL HEIGHT | 41 cm. | 45 cm. | | THERMAL COEFF. EXPANSION | 0,0046 mm./m. °C | 0,0048 mm./m. °C | | ABRASION COEFFICIENT | 0,44 mm. | 0,47 mm. | | BULK DENSITY | 2714 Kg./m.³ | 2718 Kg./m.³ | | ELASTICITY MODULE | 840600 Kg./cm.² | 842600 Kg./cm.² | | KNOOP MICROHARDNESS | ————— | ————— | | FLEXURAL STRENGTH | ————— | ————— | | POROSITY | ————— | ————— |
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