Sandstone Tiles & Sandstone Pavers from Bellstone, Sydney
Capala Sandstone Tile - Honed & Calibrated
Specifications
Body tile - 600x400x15mm
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Stone Quality Rating - Capala Sandstone
(5 stars = best quality)
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| Porosity (1 star = highly porous)
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| Water absorption (1 star = highly absorbent)
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| Flexural strength (dry)
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| lexural strength (wet)
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| Slip resistance
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Indicative Test Results
Flexural strength (ASTM C880) (dried) - 14.6 MPa
Flexural strength (ASTM C880) (wet) - 12.4 MPa
Density (ASTM C97-02) - 2416 kg/m3
Water absorption (ASTM C97-02) by volume (porosity) - 5.9%
Water absorption (ASTM C97-02) by weight - 2.5%
Resistance to salt attack weight loss (AS/NZS 4456.10) - 0.8%
Resistance to salt attack classification (AS/NZS 4456.10) - A (suitable for wet, dry & salt attack cycles)
Resistance to salt attack (AS/NZS 4456.10) mode of decay - slight surface pitting
NB The benchmarks for use of stone around salt water pools is 0.1% weight loss or less with a minimum slip resistance classification of W.
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