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Kirkby
Product Data Sheet
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Kirkby stone is an even blue grey colour throughout.
Kirkby stone has been used for generations to provide walling, flooring, roof coverings, cills and copings. Architects and designers around the world have long taken advantage of its natural beauty, durability and adaptability to create classic weather resistant details and surface finishes. The richness of Kirkby stone makes it ideal for use in interior furniture and fittings, whether in traditional or modern design schemes.
Design guidance, details and sample clauses for the specification of Kirkby stone are available in a series of Burlington brochures.
Burlington can supply Kirkby stone in a variety of smooth and textured finishes (sample cards showing the finishes are available from Burlington).
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Product Characteristics
| Density: |
2747kg/m3 |
| Structural & Mechanical: |
Burlington Kirkby stone has high abrasion resistance, compressive strength, flexural strength and modulus of elasticity (see Table 1). Kirkby stone also has good slip resistance (see Table 2), making it suitable for flooring and exterior paving. |
| Fire: |
Kirkby stone is non-combustible. |
| Gases & Liquids: |
Kirkby stone has good weather resistance with low water absorption properties. It is non-porous and will not delaminate in use; it is also resistant to atmospheric pollution, acid and sea spray and is unaffected by common chemicals. |
| Biological: |
Kirkby stone will not rot, does not encourage growth of mosses, lichens and is not liable to insect or vermin attack; it is compatible with most other building materials. |
| Thermal: |
The thermal conductivity of the material is approximately 2.0 W/mK; it is dimensionally stable, with a thermal coefficient of expansion of 10.4 x 10-6. |
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