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The durability of natural stone - a detailed guide

When we are going to define the durability of a material, it is the term used for an ability of a material to stay for a service life within the surrounding milieu, even without any damage or unforeseen maintenance requirement.<br><br>https://worldofstonesusa.com/blog/durability-natural-stone

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The durability of natural stone - a detailed guide

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  1. The Durability of Natural Stone - A Detailed Guide

  2. Introduction • When we are going to define the durability of a material, it is the term used for an ability of a material to stay for a service life within the surrounding milieu, even without any damage or unforeseen maintenance requirement. In simple words, natural stone should have resistance to various • Weathering actions, including humidity, heat, frost/cold, wind, water, and Sun effects. • Chemical attacks, including sewage, corrosion, carbonation, pH, and spills. 

  3. What Are Parameters to Measure Durability? In practical life, construction industry apply three main metrics, such as • Splitting due to layering impacts. • Crumbling due to orientation and bonding for grains/clasts. • Cracking due to human-oriented breaks and natural fissures.

  4. How to Test the Durability of Natural Stones? • Accelerated Laboratory Durability Tests: freeze-thaw cycling, wetting–drying, and salt crystallization resistance. • Milieu Tests: complex environmental testing in test cabinets. • Exposure site testing.

  5. Accelerated Weathering Exposure

  6. Staining 

  7. Surface Spalling

  8. Advanced Surface Spalling

  9. What Are Durability Specifications for Different Natural Stone Types? We know general classifications of the natural rocks used in the construction industry is based on the mineral content and composition of the rocks. Siliceous rocks have silica as predominant element while calcareous rocks have calcites. Durability (Physical property) Testing Results of Quartzite Stone:

  10. Durability (Physical property) Testing Results of Granite Stone

  11. Durability (Physical property) Testing Results of Sandstone:

  12. Conclusion • We have seen how calcareous stones are differing from the siliceous stones in hardness, density, water absorption, porosity, and modules of rupture like parameters. Therefore, stone experts in the industry prefer predominant use of calcareous stones in interior applications while siliceous for exterior applications. • Granite and quartzite are the best options for kitchen countertops and similar applications in the interior spaces while Travertine stone is the number one choice for swimming pool deck and patio like exterior applications.

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