SSQ Del Carmen natural roofing slate
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QA Certificate
Certificate type
Distinctive faintly-rippled riven texture, deep blue-black unfading colour roofing slate.
Application
Pitched roofs
Description
Distinctive faintly-rippled riven texture, deep blue-black unfading colour roofing slate.
Features and Benefits:
- Distinctive faintly-rippled riven texture.
- Deep blue-black unfading colour.
- Characteristic longitudinal grain.
- Exceptional technical properties.
General information
Color | Blue Black |
Material | Slate |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | 500 mm 400 mm |
Width | 250 mm |
Height | 5 mm 7 mm 10 mm 12 mm |
Warranty description | 75 year 100 year |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | H62/3 Roof slating H62/105 Roof slating |
Specification data - Natural slates
Slate type | |
Source | Spanish. |
Colour | Blue.Guidance for specification option: Deep blue-black colour. |
Slate size | |
Length (minimum) | 400 mm.500 mm. |
Width (minimum) | 250 mm. |
Standards | |
Product specification | To BS EN 12326, Norm Francais (NF 228), ASTM American standard. |
Methods of test | To BS EN 12326 and achieves W1-T1-S1 (highest classification). |
Properties | |
Type | Flat. |
Dimensional tolerances | Complies (< +/- 5 mm). |
Nominal thickness and individual thickness variation | Complies (< +/- 35%). |
Characteristic modulus of rupture (Transverse) | 44 MPa. |
Characteristic modulus of rupture (Longitudinal) | 57 MPa. |
Water absorption | Code W1. |
Freeze-thaw resistance | Low water absorption allows it to withstand freeze-thaw cycling. |
Thermal cycle test | Code T1. |
Carbonate content | Complies (≤ 5%). |
Sulfur dioxide exposure test | Code S1. |
Non-carbonate carbon content (maximum) | Complies (≤ 2%). |
Product Reference | SSQ Del Carmen natural roofing slate - Ultra SSQ Del Carmen natural roofing slate - First SSQ Del Carmen natural roofing slate - Heavy |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | Spain |
Country of product manufacture | Spain |
BIM objects
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| Platform | Compatible | Version |
|---|---|---|
 Revit | - | 1 |
 IFC | - | 1 |
Third party certifications
QA Certificate
Del Carmen (test certificate + specimen ACD)
Literature
Del Carmen Brochure
CFP Carbon Neutral Certificate - Spanish Slate Quarries
Carbon Offsetting Certificate - Spanish Slate Quarries
Case studies
Del Carmen Celtas, Ty Oriel
Del Carmen Takes Home Roof Slating Award
Del Carmen Treatment For New Zealand House
Del Carmen Ultra, Castle Lane Apartments
Del Carmen Ultra: A New Angle On Slate In Australia
Magazine B - Del Carmen
Millbridge Primary School - Del Carmen
Woolwich Works - Del Carmen Ultra