Pink - Granite
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Tempio Pausania, Sassari, Sardegna
Water Absorption:
0.55 %
Density:
2585 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
13.2 MPa
Compressive Strength:
187.0 - 189.0 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:
Rosa Nuraghe,Rosa Fiorito,Granito Rosa Fiorito,Rosa Sardegna Fiorito Argento Granite,Rosa Sardo
Description:
Petrographic definition: Granite
Massa Unit Volume: 2585 Kg/m3
Water absorption: 0.55 %
Compression breaking load Simple: 189 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 187 MPa
Indirect Tensile Strength by bending: 13,2 MPa
Coefficient corresponding Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 1.58
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 61 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 7.1 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 4876 MPa
non-uniformity index of hardness: 2.16
Source: Politecnico di Torino