Commercial name: Purple Rain Granite
Petrographic Classification (Scientific Name): Andesite Quartz
Ensaio Valor Obtido Desvio
Padrao Normas de Referência
Apparent dry density 2,847 kg/m3 24 ASTM C-97; ABNT-NBR 12766/92
Apparent porosity 0,12% 0,03 ASTM C-97; ABNT-NBR 12766/92
Water absorption 0,04% 0,01 ASTM C-97; ABNT-NBR 12766/92
Abrasion wear (Amsler) 0,40 mm (500 m)
0,78 mm (1000 m) - ABNT-NBR 12042/90
Linear thermal dilation coefficient 9,6 x 10-3mm/m°C - ASTM E-228; ABNT-NBR 12765/92
Uniaxial compression in the natural state 212,4 MPa 9,2 ASTM C-170; ABNT-NBR 12767/92
Uniaxial compression after freeze/thaw (*) 197,9 MPa 17,3 ASTM C-170; ABNT-NBR 12769/92
Traction resistance in flexion 10,49 MPa 1,31 ASTM C-99; ABNT-NBR 12763/92
ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials; ABNT – Associaco Brasileira de Normas Técnicas