White - Limestone
United Kingdom
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Garden Lane, Cadeby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Water Absorption:
7.28%
Density:
2170 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
9.17 MPa
Compressive Strength:
81.76 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Ornamental stone, interior, exterior, wall, floor covering, stairs, balustrades, fireplaces, copings, pavers
Finishing Surface:
Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled, Thermalled, Natural Cleft, Weatheredge
Additional Names:
Cadeby 7-8, Cadeby Limestone,Cadeby White Limestone
Description:
Apparent Density 2170 kg/m3 (mean)
Open Porosity 18.05% (mean)
Water Absorption 7.28% (mean)
Saturation Coefficient 0.87 (mean)
Porosity 16.84% (mean)
Compressive Strength perpendicular to bedding dry 81.76 MPa (mean)
Flexural Strength perpendicular to bedding dry 9.17 MPa (mean)
Freeze thaw – classified as frost resistant
Salt Crystallization – classified as class C
Abrasion resistance 29.0 mm (mean)
Slip resistance wet 64 (mean)
Average block sizes:
Length 2-3m
Bed height 1.5m
Overall size 3-4m3