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Technical Information


Absorption:
Tested in accordance with UBC Standard No. 32-12.

Color:
Tested in accordance with ASTM C979.

Compressive Strength:
Tested in accordance with UBC Standard No. 26-10, Parts I & IV.
Also tested in accordance with ASTM C513.

Density:
Tested in accordance with ASTM C567 (Dry density).
Shipping weight is approximately 9-11 pounds per square foot.

Flexural Strength:
Tested in accordance with ASTM C348.

Freeze Thaw:
Tested in accordance with ASTM C67.
Also tested in accordance with ASTM C666A.

Shear Bond (Adhesion Strength):
Tested in accordance with ASTM C482 using a unit thickness approximately the same as the stone unit.

Tensile Strength:
Tested in accordance with ASTM C190.

Thermal Resistance:
Tested in accordance with ASTM C177-71.

Weight:
Density is determined in accordance with ASTM C 567. Shipping weight is approximately 7-10 lbs per sq. ft.

Thermal Conductivity:
Determined by an independent laboratory under conditions of thermal equilibrium in a 3 ½ square guarded hot plate apparatus complying with that described in ASTM specification C 177.

Test Results:
  • Product Thickness: .75 inches on average conditioned at room temperature
  • Absorption: 22 percent
  • Color: Permanent mineral oxides with particle diameters ranging from 80 to 0.3 µm with tailored distributions
  • Compressive Strength: 2,500 psi (17 MPa)
  • Density (lbs. Per cu. Ft.): 77.8
  • Freeze Thaw: 0.67 percent
  • Shear Bond: 50 psi (335 kPa)
  • Temperature Hot Side (F): 82
  • Temperature Cold Side (F): 75.8
  • Average Mean Temperature (F): 80.2
  • Thermal Conductivity (k): 2.82
  • Thermal Resistance R factor: 0.60 (0.11) (varies for various stone thickness)