Red - Limestone
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Chiampo, Provincia di Vicenza, Veneto
Water Absorption:
0.20 %
Density:
2690 kg/m³
Flexural Strength:
17.30 MPa
Compressive Strength:
239.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Construction stone, ornamental stone, mosaic, pavers, stairs, fireplaces, sinks, balustrades, etc,
Finishing Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Brocatello Chiampo, Chiampo Brocatello Limestone,Chiampo Brocatello
Description:
Petrographic definition: limestone
Massa Unit Volume: 2690 Kg/m3
Water absorption: 0.20 %
Compression breaking load Simple: 239 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 239 MPa
Indirect Tensile Strength by bending: 17,3 MPa
Coefficient corresponding Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.68
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 33 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 4.3 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1815 MPa
non-uniformity index of hardness: 1.16
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino