White - Marble
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Carrara, Provincia di Massa Carrara, Toscana
Water Absorption:
0.40 By volume %
Density:
2724 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
20.7 MPa
Compressive Strength:
108 MPa - 132.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Building stone,countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterior, wall, floor , paving
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Arabescato la Mossa Marble, Arabescato Carrara,Arabescato Mossa
Description:
Petrographic definition: Marble
Massa Unit Volume: 2724 Kg/m3
Water absorption: 0.40%
Compression breaking load Simple: 132 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 108 MPa
Tangent elastic modulus: 76,000 MPa
Indirect Tensile Strength by bending: 20,7 MPa
Coefficient corresponding Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.69
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 41 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 7.1 x 10-5 0C-1
Source: Guida “Marmi italiani” - F.lli Vallardi Editori - I.C.E. 1982