Pink - Granite
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Valmasino, Provincia di Sondrio, Valtellina, Lombardia
Water Absorption:
0.31 %
Density:
2645 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
12.6 MPa
Compressive Strength:
145.0 - 165.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Building stone,countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental stone, interior, exterrior, wall, floor , paving
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Ghiandone Valmasino,Sarizzo Ghiandone, Serizzo Ghiandone Granite,Serizzo Ghiandone
Description:
Petrographic definition: granodiorite
Massa Unit Volume: 2645 Kg / m3
Water absorption: 0.31%
Compression breaking load Simple: 165 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 145 MPa
Indirect Tensile Strength by bending 12.6 MPa
Coefficient corresponding Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.73
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 70 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 2.4 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 6386 MPa
non-uniformity index of hardness: 1.95
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino