Pink - Limestone
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Provincia di Vicenza, Veneto
Water Absorption:
0.20%
Density:
2690 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
17.3 MPa
Compressive Strength:
239.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Ornamental stone, interior, exterior, wall, floor covering, stairs, balustrades, fireplaces, copings, pavers, etc.
Finishing Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Chiampo Rosa, Chiampo Rosato al Contro Limestone,Chiampo Rosato al Contro
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