White - Marble
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Carrara, Provincia di Massa Carrara, Toscana
Water Absorption:
0.12%
Density:
2710 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
12.1 MPa
Compressive Strength:
131.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Building stone, fireplaces, stairs, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, pavers, sills, ornam
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Bianco Carrara D,Carrara D,White Carrara D,Carrara Bianco D,Carrara White D Marble, in China stone market:卡拉拉白(Kǎlā lā bái),Bianco Carrara Unito D
Description:
Petrographic definition: Marble
Massa Unit Volume: 2710 kg/m3
Water Absorption: 0.12%
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 131 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 128 MPa
Tangent elastic modulus: 59,500 MPa
Tensile indirectly by bending 12.1 MPa
Its coefficient of Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.35
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 56 cm
Linear thermal expansion coefficient of 6.3 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1344 MPa
Index unevenness of hardness: 1.14
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino