Grey - Conglomerate
Quarry Location: Castro, Pianico, Lago d'Iseo, Provincia di Brescia, Lombardia
Water Absorption: 3.34 %
Density: 2250 kg/m3
Flexural Strength: 4.3 MPa
Compressive Strength: 20.9 - 27.7 MPa
Recommended Usage: building ornaments, flagstone, coping, pavers, slabs, sculptures, window sills, stairs, wall and floor tiles
Finishing Surface: Polished,Bush Hammered,Tumbled,Brushed,Honed,Split,Machine Cut,Natural Surface,Sandblasted,Acid Washing,Combed,Leathered,Water Jet,Filled,Chiseled,Pickling
Additional Names: Pietra Ceppo di Iseo,Conglomerate Stone,Ceppo d'Iseo Conglomerate,Ceppo di Iseo Conglomerate
Petrographic definition: conglomerate
Massa Unit Volume: 2250 Kg / m3
Water Absorption: 3.34%
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 20.9 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 27.7 MPa
Tensile indirect through Flex: 4.3 MPa
Coefficient relative Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.22
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 35 cm
Linear thermal expansion coefficient of 6.6 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 608.2 MPa
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino