CALACATTAORO

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CALACATTAORO

CALACATTAORO Description

ORIGIN ITALY
BLOCK SIZES NORMALDIMENSIONS
COLOUR UNIFORMITY GOOD
AVAILABILITY GOOD
PREVAILING USE INTERIORANDEXTERIOR
POLISHING TREATMENT EXCELLENT
OTHER SURFACE TREATMENTS POSSIBLE
GENERAL COMMENTS

TYPICAL CARRARA CLASSIC MARBLE. MOSTLY SPECIFIED FOR INTERIOR DECORATIONS, PAVINGS, CLADDING, BOOK MATCHING ETC. THE BEST RESULT IS GIVEN WITH A POLISHED SURFACE. CHEAP BAD IMITATIONS ARE PRESENT ON THE MARKET. A PRIOR SELECTION AND MOCK-UP ARE ESPECIALLY RECOMMENDED.
EXAMPLES OF TEST RESULTS:

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH 1551Kg./cm.. 1558Kg./cm..
DITTO AFTER GELIVITY 1433Kg./cm.. 1445Kg./cm..
WATER ABSORPTION 0,17% 0,19%
ULTIMATE TENSIL STRENGTH 176Kg./cm.. 180Kg./cm..
IMPACT TEST-MIN. FALL HEIGHT 60,3cm. 64,3cm.
THERMAL COEFF. EXPANSION 0,0085mm./m.C 0,0090mm./m.C
ABRASION COEFFICIENT 0,65mm. 0,75mm.
BULK DENSITY 2700Kg./m.. 2850Kg./m..
ELASTICITY MODULE 775860Kg./cm.. 778600Kg./cm..
KNOOP MICROHARDNESS
FLEXURAL STRENGTH
POROSITY