White - Marble
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Provincia di Massa Carrara, Toscana
Water Absorption:
0.24 %
Density:
2720 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
23.4 MPa
Compressive Strength:
134.0 - 137.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Countertops, monuments, mosaic, exterior - interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Bianco Venato Madielle, Bianco Madielle Marble,Bianco Madielle
Description:
Petrographic definition: Marble
Massa Unit Volume: 2720 Kg/m3
Water absorption: 0.24%
Compression breaking load Simple: 137 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 134 MPa
Indirect Tensile Strength by bending: 23,4 MPa
Coefficient corresponding Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.45
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 50 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 5.2 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1646 MPa
Source: Guida “Marmi italiani” - F.lli Vallardi Editori - I.C.E. 1982