About
Item Details
- Material Type:
- Marble
- Origin:
Greece (Xiropotamos, Drama, East Macedonia) - Primary Color(s):
- Green
- Recommended Usage:
- Building stone, fireplaces, stairs, countertops, sinks, monuments, pool coping, sills, ornamental st
- Additional Names:
- Green Star, Xiro Green, Xiropotamos Green, Xiropotamos Drama, Verde Astoria, Drama Green, Green Dramas, Verde Drama, Green of Xiropotamos Dramas, Verde Xiropotamos Marble, Verde Xiropotamos
- Finished Surface:
- Polished, Sawn Cut, Sanded, Rockfaced, Sandblasted, Tumbled
Testing
- Water Absorption:
- 0.09 By weight %
- Density:
- 2694 kg/m3
- Flexural Strength:
- 17.3 MPa
- Compressive Strength:
- 72.0 - 73.4 MPa
Description
APPARENT SPECIFIC DENSITY, kg/m3 (DIN 52102) 2694
OPEN POROSITY COEFFICIENT, % vol (DIN 52102) 0,25
WATER ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT, % wt (DIN 52103) 0,09
DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, GPa (DIN 1048 Teil 5) 28
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52105) 72
FLEXURAL STRENGTH, MPa (DIN 52112) 17
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH AFTER FREEZE/THAW CYCLES, MPa (DIN 52104 & 52105) 57
ABRASION RESISTANCE, mm (DIN 52108) 3,43
IMPACT STRENGTH, cm (UNI-U 32.07.248.0) 33
MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITION, % wt
CALCITE 99,00
FELDSPAR 1,00
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, % wt
CaO 54 MgO 0,40 SiO2 0,30
Fe2O3 0,05 AI2O3 0,5 K2O 0,03
Na2O 0,02 MnO 0,01 LOI 43,20