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| Denizli Light Travertine |
Petrographical Properties:
The sample consists of calcite crystals with grain sizes between 30-100 microns and a micritic mud of 1-4 grain sizes.
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Turkish
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American
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Physical, Mechanical and Technological Specifications
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| Hardness |
(mohs) |
4 |
| Unit Volume by weight |
(gr/cm3) |
2,50 |
| Density |
(gr/cm3) |
2,72 |
| Water Absortion at Atmospheric Pressure |
(by weight %) |
1,0 |
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(by volume %) |
2,3 |
| Water Absorption at Boiling Water |
(by weight %) |
1,2 |
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(by volume %) |
3,0 |
| Prosity |
(%) |
2,3 |
| Compressive Strenght |
(Kgf/cm2) |
570 |
| Compresssive Strenght After Freezing |
(Kgf/cm2) |
582 |
| Strenght to Blow |
(Kgf/cm/cm3) |
11 |
| Strenght to bending |
(Kgf/cm2) |
108 |
| Modules of Elasticity |
(Kgf/cm2) |
5,38x104 |
| Ratio of Fullness |
(%) |
91,9 |
| Degree of Pores |
(%) |
8,1 |
| Average Abrasion Strenght |
(cm3/50 cm2) |
28,7 |
| Average Tensile Strenght |
(Kgf/cm2) |
41 |
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| Chemical Analysis |
% |
| SiO2 |
0,26 |
| Fe2O3 |
0,32 |
| CaO |
54,55 |
| MgO |
0,31 |
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