Beige - Limestone
Portugal
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Fatima, Ourém,Santarém District, Beira Litoral Province
Water Absorption:
2.9 %
Density:
2500 Kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
12.3 MPa
Compressive Strength:
114.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Building stone, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterior, wall, floor, paving
Finishing Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Filstone Beije Limestone,Filstone Beige Limestone,Creme Fatima Limestone,Crema Santarem Limestone,Beige Santarem Limestone,Creme Santarem,Filstone Beije MF
Description:
Physical-Mechanical
Flexural strength under central load 12.3 MPa
Flexural strength under central load after freeze/thaw test (168 cycles) 11.9 MPa
Anchorage strength 416 Kg
Water absorption measurement at normal atmospheric pressure 2.9 %
Apparent density measurement 2500 Kg/m3
Open porosity measurement 5.6%
Fire performance A1
Capillary water absorption 9.74 g/m2. s0.5
Thermal shock ageing resistance 7.2 %
Abrasion wear resistance 19.0 mm
Slip resistance 58 USRV
Uniaxial compressive strength 114 Mpa
Rupture energy 4 J
Sound speed propagation ( Pulse velocity ) 5.58 K/ms
Breaking load at dowel hole 298 Kg