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CALACATTA ORO
ORIGIN
BLOCK SIZES
COLOUR UNIFORMITY
AVAILABILITY
PREVAILING USE
POLISHING TREATMENT | ITALY
ALL DIMENSIONS
EXELLENT IF SELECTED
GOOD
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR
EXELLENT |
OTHER SURFACE TREATMENTS POSSIBLE GENERAL COMMENTS :
TYPICAL CARRARA CLASSIC MARBLE. MOSTLY SPECIFIED FOR INTERIOR DECORATIONS, PAVINGS, CLADDING, BOOK MATCHING ETC. THE BEST RESULT IS GIVEN WITH A POLISHED SURFACE. CHEAP BAD IMITATIONS ARE PRESENT ON THE MARKET. A PRIOR SELECTION AND MOCK-UP ARE ESPECIALLY RECOMMENDED.
| EXAMPLES OF TEST RESULTS : | | | | COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH | 1551 Kg./cm.² | 1558 Kg./cm.² | | DITTO AFTER GELIVITY | 1433 Kg./cm.² | 1445 Kg./cm.² | | WATER ABSORPTION | 0,17 % | 0,19 % | | ULTIMATE TENSIL STRENGTH | 176 Kg./cm.² | 180 Kg./cm.² | | IMPACT TEST-MIN. FALL HEIGHT | 60,3 cm. | 64,3 cm. | | THERMAL COEFF. EXPANSION | 0,0085 mm./m. °C | 0,0090 mm./m. °C | | ABRASION COEFFICIENT | 0,65 mm. | 0,75 mm. | | BULK DENSITY | 2700 Kg./m.³ | 2850 Kg./m.³ | | ELASTICITY MODULE | 775860 Kg./cm.² | 778600 Kg./cm.² | | KNOOP MICROHARDNESS | ————— | ————— | | FLEXURAL STRENGTH | ————— | ————— | | POROSITY | ————— | ————— |
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