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Portland Stone - External Facades/ Cladding - Natural Limestone Cladding/Facades
Portland Stone - External Facades/ Cladding - Natural Limestone Cladding/Facades
Portland Stone - External Facades/ Cladding - Natural Limestone Cladding/Facades

Last verified by manufacturer 5 months ago

Albion Stone plc

Last verified by manufacturer 5 months ago

Albion Stone plc

Last verified by manufacturer 5 months ago

Albion Stone plc
Summary
Portland stone for external facades and cladding.
Third party certification
Color
Cream, White, Grey
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Finish
Honed
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Material
Limestone
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Shape
Circle, Oval, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, Rhombus, Trapezoid, Trapezium, Kite, Parallelogram, Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Crescent, Formless, Other
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Length
Bespoke
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Width
Bespoke
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Height
Bespoke
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Specification

Stone slabs
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Standards
To BS EN 1469: 2015.
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Stone type
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Name (traditional)
Portland stone.
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Petrological family
Limestone.
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Colour
Creamy white.
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Origin
Jordans mine, Isle of Portland, UK.
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Additional properties

Compression strength
To BS EN 1962, 47.97 MPa.
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Flexural strength
To BS EN 13161, 5.86 MPa.
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Density
To BS EN 1936, 2196 kg/m³.
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Porosity
To BS EN 1936, 18.56%.
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Saturation coefficient
To BS EN 12370, 0.66.
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Light reflectance
57.00 (mean value).
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Water absorption by capillarity
To BS EN 1925, 59.41 g/m².sec-².
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Thermal shock resistance
To BS EN 14066, 4.51%.
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Freeze thaw cycle
In accordance with EN 1469, 5.15 MPa.
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Breaking load
To BS EN 13364, 4473 N (75 mm); 2165 N (50 mm); 1348 N (40 mm); 667 N (30 mm).
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Water absorption (maximum)
To BS EN 13755, 5.79 %.
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Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials
No
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Country of material origin
United Kingdom
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Country of product manufacture
United Kingdom
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Material
Limestone
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Embodied carbon
0.14 kg CO₂ eq/kg
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Recyclability
100
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Recycled content
0 %
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