Beige - Limestone
France
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Garchy (Nièvre), Pouilly sur Loire, in central France
Water Absorption:
>1 %
Density:
1936--2213 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
12.0 MPa
Compressive Strength:
27.9 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Exterior decor like wall cladding, pool coping, stairs, fireplaces surround and also interior wallin
Finishing Surface:
Honed, Aged, Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Bushhammered, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Garchy-Malvaux,Garchy Malvaux,Garchy Limestone,Pierre des Garchy
Description:
Identification number:AFNOR 6.5
Pierre semi-hard limestone
Bulk density:NF EN 1936--2213 kg/m3
Open porosity:NF EN 1936--18.2%
Compressive strength:NF EN 1926--27.9 MPa
Capillarity coefficient:NF EN 1925--C1 = 108.2 g.m-?-2.s
C2 = 113.1 g.m-?-2.s
Absorption coefficient:NF EN 1925--C1 = 8.38 g.cm-2.min-1
C2 = 8.76 g.cm-2.min-1
Wear the metal disc:NF EN 1341--21.4 mm
Resistance ties:pr EN 1336--Type I: 1031 N
Type IIa: 1177 N
Type IIb: 1312 N
Frost susceptibility test: pr EN 12371 --182 cycles
Sound propagation speed:NF B 10-505--propagation parallel: 4126 m/s
perpend spread. : 4088 m/s
Flexural strength under concentrated load:NF EN 12372---12.0 MPa