marble, granite, Quartzite
Stone Name:Green Candeias Granite
Green - Granite
Origin:Brazil
marble, granite, Quartzite
Commercial name: Candeias Green Granite
Petrographic Classification (Scientific Name): Monzogranite gneiss
Test | Value Obtained | Standard Deviation | Reference standards |
Apparent dry density | 2.635 kg/m3 | 4 | ASTM C-97; ABNT-NBR 12766/92 |
Apparent porosity | 0,56 % | 0,02 | ASTM C-97; ABNT-NBR 12766/92 |
Water absorption | 0,21 % | 0,01 | ASTM C-97; ABNT-NBR 12766/92 |
Abrasion wear (Amsler) |
0,48 mm (500 m) 0,92 mm (1000 m) |
- | ABNT-NBR 12042/90 |
Linear thermal dilation coefficient | 5,8 x 10-3mm/m°C | - | ASTM E-228; ABNT-NBR 12765/92 |
Uniaxial compression in the natural state | 144,0 MPa |
11,5 |
ASTM C-170; ABNT-NBR 12767/92 |
Uniaxial compression after freeze/thaw (*) | 155,4 MPa |
18,4 |
ASTM C-170; ABNT-NBR 12769/92 |
Traction resistance in flexion | 17,69 MPa |
1,63 |
ASTM C-99; ABNT-NBR 12763/92 |
ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials; ABNT – Associa??o Brasileira de Normas Técnicas