Pierre De Castillon Coarse

Sedimentary rock. Calcareous sandstone type Shelly sandstone slightly blonde color, straw yellow, honey, amber. ...
Pierre de Castillon Gros Grain: Standards
Bulk density
> Open porosity 1820 kg / m3
according to standard NF EN 1936 32.9%
> Measurement of the water absorption by capillarity
according to NF EN 1925
parallel to the absorption anisotropy planes 111.1 g / m².s 0.5
absorption anisotropy planes perpendicular to 119.5 g / m².s 0.5
> Sound propagation speed
according to the NF B 10-505
direction parallel to the quarry bed 2890 m / s
direction perpendicular to the quarry bed 2460 m / s
> The flexural strength measurement
according to the NF EN 12372
force exerted perpendicular to the planes of anisotropy 2.3 MPa
> Frost susceptibility test
according to EN 12371
in number of cycles