A
very exclusive and strong marble
with very good polishing
characteristics. The colour of
Antique Verdatre is
light green with dark blue-gray and brown spots. Some blocks my have a very
light tint of pink in the background colour.
This marble is particularly popular
as tabletops, mantelpieces, floor
and wall tiles.
1.choice
Technical qualities:
Table 1.
|
Specific
gravity |
Water
absorption weight |
Bending
strength |
Compressive
strength |
|
2,76 |
0,12 |
11,9 |
118,0 |
Table 2. Thermal growth
[10-6
/ ºC]
|
Test-cycle
|
Test
no. 1 |
Test
no. 2 |
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|
23
ºC to 70 ºC |
23
ºC to
-20 ºC |
23
ºC to 70 ºC |
23
ºC to
-20 ºC |
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|
µ |
average |
µ |
average |
µ |
average |
µ |
average |
|
|
1 |
6,3 |
6,0 |
1,0 |
1,0 |
6,9 |
7,1 |
1,0 |
1,0 |
|
2 |
5,9 |
1,0 |
7,2 |
1,0 |
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The tested Arctic Green sample has a thermal growth of
3,2
x 10-6/ ºC in
a temperature range between -20 ºC to +70 ºC
Table 3.
|
Test-piece |
Abrasion
in mm after |
Weight
loss in gram after |
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|
1000
RPM |
2000
RPM |
1000
RPM |
2000
RPM |
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|
|
average |
|
average |
|
average |
|
average |
|
|
1 |
3,33 |
3,45 |
6,55 |
6,54 |
34,50 |
36,10 |
67,74 |
68,10 |
|
2 |
3,56 |
6,52 |
37,69 |
68,36 |
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The tested Arctic Green sample has the following abrasion characteristic
after