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Petrographic definition: Marble
Massa Unit Volume: 2710 kg/m3
Water Absorption: 0.10 %
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 127 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 125 MPa
Tangent elastic modulus: 62,400 MPa
Tensile Strength through indirect Flex: 19.8 MPa
Its coefficient of Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.63
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 75 cm
Linear thermal expansion coefficient of 3.7 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1285 MPa
Index unevenness of hardness: 1.26
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino
White- Marble
Petrographic definition: Marble
Massa Unit Volume: 2710 kg/m3
Water Absorption: 0.10 %
Breaking Load Compression Simple: 127 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 125 MPa
Tangent elastic modulus: 62,400 MPa
Tensile Strength through indirect Flex: 19.8 MPa
Its coefficient of Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.63
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 75 cm
Linear thermal expansion coefficient of 3.7 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1285 MPa
Index unevenness of hardness: 1.26
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino