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Nonmetal Material Properties: stone
Quartzite to Tuff volcanic
Mechanical, thermal, and physical properties of non-metallic engineering materials including ceramics, polymers, composites, glass, concrete, foam, refractory, stone, wood, natural fibers, and inorganic compounds (oxides, carbides, sulfides, salts, silicates)
| category | material id | compressive strength MPa (MPa) | condition | cte per K (1/K) | density kg m3 (kg/m3) | elastic modulus MPa (MPa) | flexural strength MPa (MPa) | hardness scale | hardness value | max service temp C (C) | name | poisson ratio (dimensionless) | poisson ratio max | poisson ratio min | shear modulus MPa (MPa) | specific heat J kgK (J/kgK) | standard | tensile strength MPa (MPa) | thermal conductivity W mK (W/mK) |
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| stone | Quartzite | 250 | as quarried | 0.000011 | 2,650 | 70,000 | 25 | Mohs | 7 | — | Quartzite | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.1 | 29,000 | 790 | ASTM C616 | 48 | 5.5 |
| stone | Rhyolite | 150 | as quarried | 0.000008 | 2,500 | 50000 | 20 | Mohs | 6 | — | Rhyolite (silicic volcanic) | 0.2 | 0.39 | 0.18 | 21000 | 920 | ASTM D7012 | 12 | 2.5 |
| stone | Sandstone | 50 | as quarried | 0.000011 | 2,200 | 20,000 | 8 | — | — | 350 | Sandstone (quartz-cemented) | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.2 | — | 920 | ASTM | — | 1.5 |
| stone | Schist | 120 | as quarried | 0.000008 | 2,750 | 40000 | 18 | Mohs | 5 | — | Schist (mica-rich metamorphic) | 0.2 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 17000 | 800 | ASTM D7012 | 12 | 2.5 |
| stone | Shale medium | 40 | as quarried | 0.00001 | 2,400 | 15000 | — | Mohs | 3 | — | Shale (Medium Strength) | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.25 | — | 840 | ASTM D7012 | 4 | 1.4 |
| stone | Shale strong | 80 | as quarried | 0.000009 | 2,600 | 25000 | — | Mohs | 4 | — | Shale (Strong/Hard) | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.25 | — | 840 | ASTM D7012 | 7 | 1.7 |
| stone | Shale weak | 15 | as quarried | 0.000011 | 2,200 | 5000 | — | Mohs | 2 | — | Shale (Weak) | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.25 | — | 800 | ASTM D7012 | 2 | 1.2 |
| stone | Slate | 150 | as quarried | 0.000009 | 2,770 | 25,000 | 62 | Mohs | 4 | — | Slate | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.1 | 10,000 | 760 | ASTM C629 | 15 | 2 |
| stone | Travertine | 55 | polished | 0.000008 | 2,400 | 25,000 | 7 | Mohs | 4 | — | Travertine | 0.3 | — | — | 10,000 | 920 | ASTM C1527 | 5 | 1.5 |
| stone | Tuff volcanic | 25 | as quarried | 0.000008 | 1,900 | 8000 | — | Mohs | 3 | — | Volcanic Tuff (welded ash-flow) | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.1 | — | 840 | ASTM D7012 | 3 | 1 |
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