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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