Technical Specifications

Bege Bahia Marble Technical Specifications

QUARRY:
Sento Sé, Bahia, Brasil;

CLASSIFICATION:
Micritic limestone;

WATER ABSORPTION:
1,96%;

TENSILE STRENGTH UNDER LOAD PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROCK ORIENTATION:
Dry – 12.29 MPa | 1782.52 psi;
Saturated – 6.26 MPa | 907.94 psi;

APPARENT SPECIFIC MASS:
Saturated: 2644 kg/m³ | 165.06 lb/ft³
Dry: 2594 kg/m³ | 161.94 lb/ft³

ABRASION WEAR:
1,06mm in 500m | 0.0417″ in 1640.42ft;

COEFFICIENT OF LINEAR THERMAL EXPANSION
(10^-3 mm/m °C | 2.32×10⁻⁴ in/ft °F):
6,4 | 1.485