White - Marble
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Carrara, Provincia di Massa Carrara, Toscana
Water Absorption:
0.40 By volume %, 0.14 By Weight %
Density:
2699 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
23.9 MPa
Compressive Strength:
129.0 MPa - 135.9 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Building stone,countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterr
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Bianco Arabescato Sea, Arabescato Sea Marble,Arabescato Sea
Description:
Petrographic definition: Marble
Massa Unit Volume: 2699 Kg/m3
Water absorption: 0.40%
Compression breaking load Simple: 135.9 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 129 MPa
Tangent elastic modulus: 76,000 MPa
Secant Modulus: 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