Beige - Limestone
Quarry Location: Fátima, Ourém Municipality, Santarem
Water Absorption: 2.2 %
Density: 2540 Kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 13.4 - 14.5 MPa
Compressive Strength: 130.0 - 136.6 MPa
Recommended Usage: Wall and floor applications, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Finishing Surface: Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names: Bauvalle B1 Limestone,Bauvalle Limestone,Fatima B4 Limestone,Cream B4 Limestone,Fatima Creme B Limestone,Creme Fatima Limestone,Fátima B1 Limestone,Bauvalle B-1 Limestone,Bauvalle B1 Limestone
Bauvalle B1 Limestone is a very fine grain cream-beige color sedimentary rock.
PHISICAL-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
Flexural Strenght: 13,4 MPa
Flexural Strenght after Frost Resistance: 14,5 MPa
Resistance to Fixing: 325 Kg
Apparent Density: 2540 Kg/m3
Water Absorption: 2,2 %
Open Porosity: 5,2 %
Thermal Shock Resistance (change in mass): 0,06 %
Abrasion Resistance: 22,0 mm
Slip Resistance (Dry / Wet): 66 USRV / 72 USRV
Freeze-Defreeze cycles (no alteration after): 48 cycles