BIANCO STATUARIO CARRARA
ORIGIN
BLOCK SIZES
COLOUR UNIFORMITY
AVAILABILITY
PREVAILING USE
POLISHING TREATMENT | ITALY
ALL DIMENSIONS
EXCELLENT IF SELECTED
GOOD
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR
EXELLENT |
OTHER SURFACE TREATMENTS POSSIBLE GENERAL COMMENTS :
TYPICAL CARRARA CLASSICAL MARBLE. USUALLY SPECIFIED FOR INTERIOR DECORATIONS, PAVINGS, CLADDING, BOOK MATCHING ETC. THE BEST RESULT IS GIVEN WITH A POLISHED SURFACE. CHEAP IMITATIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE MARKET.
| EXAMPLES OF TEST RESULTS : | | | | COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH | 1173 Kg./cm.² | 1179 Kg./cm.² | | DITTO AFTER GELIVITY | 1097 Kg./cm.² | 1100 Kg./cm.² | | WATER ABSORPTION | 0,188 % | 0,18 % | | ULTIMATE TENSIL STRENGTH | 112 Kg./cm.² | 115 Kg./cm.² | | IMPACT TEST-MIN. FALL HEIGHT | 61 cm. | 66 cm. | | THERMAL COEFF. EXPANSION | 0,0027 mm./m. °C | 0,0020 mm./m. °C | | ABRASION COEFFICIENT | 0,33 mm. | 0,37 mm. | | BULK DENSITY | 2663 Kg./m.³ | 2655 Kg./m.³ | | ELASTICITY MODULE | 552487 Kg./cm.² | 552887 Kg./cm.² | | KNOOP MICROHARDNESS | ————— | ————— | | FLEXURAL STRENGTH | ————— | ————— | | POROSITY | ————— | ————— |
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