Trentino's Red Porphyry is a precious natural stone, appreciated for its aesthetic and functional qualities. Mainly used for outdoor paving, this material offers a wide range of applications thanks to its versatility and resistance.
Main Uses of Trentino's Red Porphyry
Outdoor Paving
Red porphyry is ideal for various types of outdoor paving, from solutions for private homeowners to public entities:
- Porphyry Slabs for Outdoors: Perfect for courtyards, driveways, and terraces, the slabs offer an elegant and durable surface.
- Porphyry Tiles for Outdoors: Ideal for pathways and sidewalks, the tiles ensure a neat appearance and easy installation.
- Porphyry Cubes (sanpietrini): Used for large municipal pavements, the cubes provide a robust and aesthetically pleasing solution for squares and streets.
Trentino's Red Porphyry with Natural Split
One of the distinctive features of Trentino's red porphyry is the possibility of obtaining naturally split surfaces:
- Manual Extraction Technique: The surfaces are separated manually using traditional techniques, which allows for smooth surfaces at lower costs compared to mechanical methods.
- Variable Thickness: This technique does not guarantee uniform thicknesses, but produces particularly smooth surfaces, ideal for paving such as cubes, tiles, and slabs.
Advantages of Natural Split Porphyry
- Low Cost: The manual natural split processing reduces production costs, making porphyry an economical and accessible option.
- Smooth Surface: Perfect for walkways and high-traffic areas, where a uniform and safe surface is required.
Color of Trentino's Red Porphyry
Being a natural stone, the color of Trentino's red porphyry can vary. It is almost impossible to obtain monochromatic pavements:
- Color Variety: The shades of porphyry range from light gray, purple gray, brown gray, brown, to bright rust red.
- Natural Appearance: The color variation adds a unique and natural aesthetic touch to each project.
Prices of Porphyry Tiles and Slabs
When it comes to prices, it is important to be wary of offers that seem too good to be true. Low-quality materials can present problems such as:
- Surface Flaking: Easily flaking surfaces.
- Damaged Material: Presence of breaks and irregularities that make walking uncomfortable.
- High Maintenance: Irregular surfaces require more time and energy for cleaning and maintenance.
Resistance and Durability
Trentino's red porphyry is an extremely resistant magmatic rock, ideal for counteracting aging processes due to weathering and pollution:
- Mineralogical Composition: Ensures considerable resistance and hardness, making porphyry suitable for harsh environmental conditions.
- Longevity: The durability of porphyry ensures a long-term investment for any paving project.
Technical Data Sheet of Trentino's Red Porphyry
Porphyry is also a very resistant material to chemical reagents, including those containing lubricating oils where hardness and roughness of the surface are fundamental characteristics.
- Simple Compression Resistance: UNI9724/4
Uniaxial Compression Resistance: average value 221.5 MPa
Flexural Strength: UNI 9724/5
- Indirect Tensile Strength through Flexion: average value 22.5 MPa
- Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion: average value 5.55 10 -6/° C
- Tangent Modulus of Elasticity: Et: 66180 MPa; secant modulus Es: 59360 MPa
- Impact Resistance: impact resistance, minimum drop height, average value: 62 cm
- Knoop Microhardness: UNI 9726/6
Knoop Microhardness average value: 6.53%
- Absorption Coefficient: average value: 6.53%
- Frost Resistance: Uniaxial Compression after Frost Resistance: average value: 202.6 MPa
- Wear Resistance: relative values referred to San Fedelino granite: coefficient 1.51
Trentino's Red Porphyry is an excellent choice for those seeking a resistant, versatile, and aesthetically impactful material for outdoor paving and cladding. Contact us to discover the solutions best suited to your needs and to transform your spaces with the timeless elegance of porphyry.
