Grey - Marble
Italy
Item Details
Quarry Location:
Colle Val'Elsa, Siena, Toscana
Water Absorption:
0.25 %
Density:
2715 Kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
11.9 MPa
Compressive Strength:
133.0 - 144.0 MPa
Recommended Usage:
Countertops, monuments, mosaic, exterior - interior wall and floor applications, fountains, pool and wall copping
Finishing Surface:
Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Additional Names:
Arabescato Grigio Marble Marble,Grigio Siena Marble,Siena Etrusco Marble,Siena Grigio
Description:
Petrographic definition: marble breccia
Massa Unit Volume: 2715 Kg/m3
Water absorption: 0.25%
Compression breaking load Simple: 144 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 133 MPa
Tangent elastic modulus: 82,500 MPa
Indirect Tensile Strength by bending 11.9 MPa
Coefficient corresponding Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.44
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 41 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 4.6 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1393 MPa
non-uniformity index of hardness: 1.17
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino