Saint-Maximin Franche Construction Stone
Saint-Maximin Franche Construction
Limestone from the Paris Basin
Nature
Limestone with milioles and nummulites, Eocene, Lutetian stage
Appearance
Plain beige background, fine and medium grains, a few medium and large shell holes
Origin
Saint-Maximin (France)
60 km from Paris
Recommended uses
Thin wall covering: Glued, Attached, Exterior elevation, Exterior band and support, Exterior basement, Exterior crowning
Solid wall: Outdoor cladding, Outdoor spouts, Outdoor listels, Outdoor sills, Outdoor plinths, Outdoor cornices
Finishes available
Honed, Honed, Embossed
Technical characteristics
Apparent Density: 1900 to 2100 kg / m3 (NF EN 1936)
Open Porosity: 25 to 35% (NF EN 1936)
Resistance to fixing (3cm) TYPE I: 800 to 1400 N (NF EN 13364)
Compressive Strength: 10 to 20 MPa (NF EN 772-1)
Flexural Strength: 3 to 5 MPa (NF EN 12372)
Capillarity Coefficent C1: 100 to 200 g.m-2.s-1/2 (NF EN 772-11)
Capillarity Coefficent C2: 100 to 200 g.m-2.s-1/2 (NF EN 772-11)
