Gold - Marble
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Provincia di Siena,Toscana
Water Absorption:
0.04 %
Density:
2700~2710 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
25.3 MPa
Compressive Strength:
163 - 175 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Exterior - Interior wall and floor applications, monuments, countertops, mosaic, fountains, pool and wall capping, stairs, window sills
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Giallo di Siena Medio Marble,Giallo Siena Medio
Description:
Petrographic definition: Marble
Massa Unit Volume: 2710 kg/m3
Water Absorption: 0.04%
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 175 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 163 MPa
Tensile Strength through indirect Flex: 25.3 MPa
Its coefficient of Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.27
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 32 cm
Linear thermal expansion coefficient of 4.0 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1128 MPa
Index unevenness of hardness: 1.20
Source: Universtà di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino