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Petrographic definition: vacuolar limestone
Unit Volume: 2475 Kg/m3
Water absorption: 0.89 %
Compression breaking load Simple: 90.7 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 81.7 MPa
Indirect Tensile Strength by bending: 12,5 MPa
Coefficient corresponding Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.38
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 36 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 4.6 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1305 MPa
non-uniformity index of hardness: 1.2
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino
Beige- Travertine
Petrographic definition: vacuolar limestone
Unit Volume: 2475 Kg/m3
Water absorption: 0.89 %
Compression breaking load Simple: 90.7 MPa
Compression breaking load after freezing: 81.7 MPa
Indirect Tensile Strength by bending: 12,5 MPa
Coefficient corresponding Abrasion (referred to Granite St. Fedelino): 0.38
Impact resistance: minimum fall height: 36 cm
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion: 4.6 x 10-5 0C-1
Knoop microhardness: 1305 MPa
non-uniformity index of hardness: 1.2
Source: Università di Pisa - Politecnico di Torino