Gold - Marble
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Provincia di Siena, Toscana
Water Absorption:
0.04%
Density:
2710 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
25.3 MPa
Compressive Strength:
163.0 - 175.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Building stone,countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterior, wall, floor , paving
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Giallo di Siena Unito Marble,Giallo Siena Unito
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: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino