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Italian Porphyry Paving and Setts
Suitable for Public Realm Paving and Town Centre Regeneration. Used for pedestrian pavements and heavily trafficked areas including all categories of vehicle. Strong and durable with beautiful tones.
A versatile and popular type of Porphyry with range of color tones including, brown, grey, violet, and purple paving.
Features and benefits:
Color | Grey Guidance for specification option: Violet grey mix. Other Guidance for specification option: Open colour mix. Brown Purple Green |
Finish | Natural Manufacturer guidanceNatural surface finish. |
Material | Stone |
Shape | Rectangle Square |
Length | Bespoke 100 mm 150 mm 200 mm 450 mm |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | Q25/50 Natural stone slabs Q25/310 Natural stone slabs |
Standard | To BS EN 1341.Guidance for specification option: Where applicable, BS EN 1341/ 1342/ 1343 will be applied. |
Stone denomination | |
Petrological family | Porphyry. |
Colour | Open colour mix.Violet grey mix. |
Origin | Trentino, Italy. |
Physical properties | |
Dimensions and associated tolerances | |
Nominal sizes | 200 x 100 x 50 mm.200 x 100 x 60 mm200 x 100 x 70 mm.300 x 100 x 50 mm.300 x 100 x 60 mm.300 x 100 x 70 mm.300 x 150 x 50 mm.300 x 150 x 60 mm.300 x 150 x 70 mm.300 x 200 x 50 mm.300 x 200 x 60 mm.300 x 200 x 70 mm.450 x 450 x 50 mm.450 x 450 x 60 mm.450 x 450 x 70 mm.600 x 600 x 50 mm.600 x 600 x 60 mm.600 x 600 x 70 mm.900 x 450 x 50 mm.900 x 450 x 60 mm.900 x 450 x 70 mm.900 x 600 x 50 mm.900 x 600 x 60 mm.900 x 600 x 70 mm.Custom.Guidance for specification option: Custom sizes are available. Contact BBS or insert requirements. |
Tolerances on plan dimension and thickness (nominal) | +/- 20–40 mm (on depth). |
Finish | Natural. |
Performance requirements | |
Slip resistance | Wet, 76; dry, 81. |
Water absorption (maximum) | 0.62%. |
CompressiveStrength | 260 MPa. |
Flexural strength | 24 MPa. |
Material density | 2540 kg/m³ (typically). |
Abrasion resistance | 15.00%. |
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | Italy |
Country of product manufacture | Italy |
Material | Stone |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | Manufacturer guidanceAvailable upon request. |
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