Marbre et calcaire
White Safaga takes its name from the Red Sea coast, and it is the stone to reach for when a project has been asking for an imported white. The ground is genuinely bright rather than off-white, and the veining is silver-grey and linear — cool where most Egyptian stone is warm.
It is the closest thing in the Egyptian catalogue to the white-and-grey marbles specified by habit from other countries, with the supply advantages of a working Egyptian quarry region behind it.
Because the vein has direction, it rewards planning. Consecutive slabs from one block can be book matched into a mirrored pattern or laid in run so the vein carries across a wall; split the same quantity over two blocks and that continuity is gone. Say at enquiry if the elevation has to read as one field.
| Absorption d’eauASTM C 97 | 0.28 % |
|---|---|
| Masse volumique apparenteASTM C 97 | 2780 |
| Module de ruptureASTM C 99 | 2500 psi |
| Résistance à la compressionASTM C 170 | 26100 psi |
| Résistance à l’abrasionASTM C 241 | 48.6 Ha |
| Résistance à la flexionASTM C 880 | 2300 psi |
Valeurs typiques pour cette pierre. La pierre naturelle varie d’un banc et d’un bloc à l’autre — demandez-nous la fiche d’essai à jour avant de prescrire.
