Blue - Limestone
Portugal
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Fatima, Ourém,Santarém District, Beira Litoral Province
Water Absorption:
2.5 %
Density:
2520 Kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
12.3 MPa
Compressive Strength:
74.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Building stone, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterior, wall, floor , paving
Finishing Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Filstone Ataija Limestone,Filstone Azul Limestone,Moca Blue Limestone,Azul Versailles Limestone,Vidraco Ataija Azul Limestone,Filstone Blue Limestone
Description:
Physical-Mechanical
Flexural strength under central load 12.3 MPa
Flexural strength under central load after freeze/thaw test (168 cycles) 11.6 MPa
Anchorage strength 416 Kg
Water absorption measurement at normal atmospheric pressure 2.5 %
Apparent density measurement 2520 Kg/m3
Open porosity measurement 5.9 %
Fire performance A1
Capillary water absorption 9.99 g/m2. s0.5
Thermal shock ageing resistance 8.2 %
Abrasion wear resistance 21.0 mm
Slip resistance 69 USRV
Uniaxial compressive strength 74 Mpa
Rupture energy 4.6 J
Sound speed propagation ( Pulse velocity ) 6.12K/ms
Breaking load at dowel hole 295 Kg