Karelia Red is coarse-grained granite characterised by its red, roundish crystals. Its beautiful red makes the granite ideal for even the most demanding of structures.
TECHNICAL PROPERTIES
| Water absorption (%) mean value | 0,11 |
| Standard deviation (%) | 0,00 |
| Apparent Density (kg/m3) mean value | 2630 |
| density from … To …(kg/m3) | 2630 to 2684 |
| Standard deviation(kg/m3) | 5 |
| Open porosity (%) mean value | 0,38 |
| standard deviation (%) | 0,02 |
| Flexural strength (MPa) mean value | 9 |
| Standard deviation(MPa) | 1 |
| Min exp value(MPa) | 7,1 |
| Flexural strength after frost (MPa) mean value | 9,2 |
| Change in mean flexural strength after 48 cycles (%) | 2,2 |
| Standard deviation(MPa) | 0,7 |
| Min exp value(MPa) | 7,8 |
| Compression strength (MPa) mean value | 185 |
| Standard deviation(MPa) | 20 |
| Min exp value(MPa) | 143 |
| Compression strength after frost (MPa) mean value | 189 |
| Standard deviation(MPa) | 16,8 |
| Min exp value(MPa) | 152 |
| Water absorption by Capillarity C (g/m2s0,5) mean value | 0,371 |
| Standard deviation(g/m2s0,5) | 0,064 |
| Skid resistance – dry polished mean value | 47,4 |
| Skid resistance – wet polished mean value | 12,7 |
| Skid resistance – dry honed mean value | 53,4 |
| Skid resistance – wet honed mean value | 36,2 |
| Abrasion resistance (mm) mean value | 17 |
| Resistance at the anchoring system | |
| Mean breaking Load(N) | 2350 |
| Min exp value (N) | 1693 |
| Standard deviation (N) | 350 |
| d1(mm) | 10,1 |
| bA(mm) | 53,9 |
| Resistance to Thermal shock | |
| visual changes | yes, a bit lighter |
| max Mass change (%) | 0,05 |
| max res. Freq. change (%) | 6,9 |
| Water absorption by Capillarity C (g/m2s0,5) | no directions |
| parallel mean value | |
| Standard deviation | |
| Water vapour resistance factor μ dry | 10000 |
| Water vapour resistance factor μ wet | 10000 |
