Item Details
Quarry Location:
Serra, Provincia di Pisa, Toscana
Water Absorption:
0.24 %
Density:
2720 kg/m3
Flexural Strength:
23.4 MPa
Compressive Strength:
134.0 - 137.0 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:
Breccia Rio Serra, Rio Serra Marble, Marmi Rio Serra, Rio Serra
Description:
Petrographic definition: Marble
Massa Unit Volume: 2720 Kg / m3
Water Absorption: 0.24%
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 137 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 134 MPa
Tensile indirect through Flex: 23.4 MPa
Coefficient relative Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.45
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 50 cm
Linear thermal expansion coefficient of 5.2 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1646 MPa
Source: Guida “Marmi italiani” - F.lli Vallardi Editori - I.C.E. 1982