Binders
Technical data sheet porphyry binders
The porphyry binders are used around the edge of a paved area often to outline the area but they also are used ad paving elements in their own right.
| BINDERS – UNI EN 1342:2013 | ||||||
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| Petrographic name | Rhyolitic ignimbrite | |||||
| Colour | Non-dominant variable-colour grades: grey, red, red-violet and rust or mixed colours | |||||
| Main processing | By mechanical splitting of stratified material with a natural quarry of variable thickness | |||||
| TYPE | THICKNESS (mm) |
LENGTH (mm) | WEIGHT (KG/ml) |
SUGGESTED APPLICATION |
TRAFFICKING AND USE | USEFUL LAYING THICKNESS (mm) |
| Head mm 100 | from 50 to 80 | from 150 to 400 | 18 | Giulio Cesare | Edging and containing of paving cubes sizes 4/6 and 6/8 Pedestrian or light vehicle traffic Urban furnishing |
from 100 to 120 |
| Head mm 100 | from 80 to 110 | from 150 to 400 | 22 | Giulio Cesare | Edging and containing of paving cubes sizes 6/8 and 8/10 Heavy vehicle traffic Urban furnishing Roundabouts |
from 150 to 160 |
| Head mm 120 | from 100 to 150 | from 150 to 400 | 35 | Giulio Cesare | Heavy vehicle traffic Urban furnishing Edging and containing Roundabouts |
from 180 to 200 |
| Head mm 120 (giant) |
from 150 to 200 | from 200 to 400 | 60 | Edging and containing pavements, flowerbeds | from 230 to 250 | |
| Head mm 140 (giant) |
from 150 to 200 | from 200 to 400 | 70 | Edging and containing pavements, flowerbeds | from 230 to 250 | |