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TESTING DATA

Bluestone
Chilton
Fond du Lac
Frontier Gray
Indiana Limestone
Mill Creek
Silverdale
Texas Cream
Whispering Pines

Bluestone
ASTM C97 Water Absorption 1.57%
ASTM C170 Compressive Strength w/ Rift 10,200 psi
  Compressive Strength Across Rift 17,400 psi
ASTM C880 Flexural Strength w/ Rift 1,600 psi
  Flexural Strength Across Rift 2,120 psi
ASTM 241-90 Abrasion Index 28

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Chilton
ASTM C97 Water Absorption .08%
ASTM C97 Density 177.4 pcf
ASTM C99 Modulus of Rupture 1,220 psi
ASTM C170 Compressive Strength w/ Rift 50,560 psi
  Compressive Strength Across Rift 38,090 psi
ASTM C880 Flexural Strength w/ Rift 3,070 psi

Mortar mix: 1 part Portland cement, 3.3 parts sand, 0.5 parts water by weight.

ASTM 482 Shear Bond Strength 239 psi
Mortar mix: 1 part Portland cement, 3.3 parts sand, 0.25 parts water, 0.25 parts Acryl 60 by weight.
ASTM 482 Shear Bond Strength 513 psi

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Fond du Lac
ASTM C97 Water Absorption .36%
ASTM C97 Density 174.2 pcf
ASTM C99 Modulus of Rupture 1,470 psi
ASTM C170 Compressive Strength w/ Rift 29,040 psi
  Compressive Strength Across Rift 34,240 psi
ASTM C880 Flexural Strength w/ Strata 1,740 psi
Mortar mix: 1 part Portland cement, 3.3 parts sand, 0.5 parts water by weight.
ASTM 482 Shear Bond Strength 239 psi
Mortar mix: 1 part Portland cement, 3.3 parts sand, 0.25 parts water, 0.25 parts Acryl 60 by weight.
ASTM 482 Shear Bond Strength 491 psi

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Frontier Gray
ASTM C97 Water Absorption .34%
ASTM C170 Compressive Strength w/ Rift 19,034 psi
  Compressive Strength Across Rift 19,528 psi
ASTM C880 Flexural Strength w/ Rift 1,183 psi
  Flexural Strength Across Rift 1,160 psi
ASTM 241-90 Bulk Specific Gravity 2.67

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Indiana Limestone
ASTM C97 Water Absorption 7.5%
ASTM C99 Modulus of Rupture 700 psi
ASTM C170 Compressive Strength 4,000 psi
ASTM C97 Bulk Specific Gravity 2.6-2.75

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Mill Creek
ASTM C97 Water Absorption .66%
ASTM C97 Density 173 pcf
ASTM C97 Bulk Specific Gravity 2.77
ASTM C99 Modulus of Rupture 2,072 psi
ASTM C170 Compressive Strength26,260 psi
ASTM C880 Flexural Strength 1,374 psi
ASTM C482Shear Bond Strength 314 psi

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Silverdale
ASTM C97 Water Absorption 7.27%
ASTM C97 Density 134.1 pcf
ASTM C99 Modulus of Rupture 1,174 psi
ASTM C170 Compressive Strength 6,631 psi
ASTM C97 Bulk Specific Gravity 2.149
ASTM C241 Abrasion Indes 5.38

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Texas Cream
ASTM C97 Water Absorption 6.13%
ASTM C97 Density 136.8 pcf
ASTM C99 Modulus of Rupture 824 psi
ASTM C170 Compressive Strength 6,560 psi
ASTM C97 Bulk Specific Gravity 2.193

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Whispering Pines
ASTM C97 Water Absorption .96%
ASTM C99 Modulus of Rupture 4,550 psi
ASTM C170 Compressive Strength 11,630 psi
ASTM C880 Flexural Strength 2,120 psi
ASTM C97 Bulk Specific Gravity 2.65

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