Beola Argentea Favalle Gneiss
Grey - Gneiss
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Crevoladossola, Montecrestese, Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola,Piemonte
Water Absorption:
0.29 By weight %
Density:
2630 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
14.0 MPa
Compressive Strength:
172.0 - 178.0 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:
Beola Favalle,Beola Grigia Fine Favalle,Beola Argentata Gneiss,Beola Argentea Favalle Gneiss
Description:
Petrographic definition: gneiss
Massa Unit Volume: 2630 kg/m3
Water Absorption: 0.29%
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 178 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 172 MPa
Tangent elastic modulus: 42,500 MPa
Elastic Modulus Secant: 24,900 MPa
Tensile Strength through indirect Flex: 14 MPa
Its coefficient of Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.70
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 97 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 13.5 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 5181 MPa
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino