TRANAS Original

Location: Smaland, Sweden
Geo coordinates: WGS84 dec 58.082001 14.900094
 
Sweden’s most intensely red granite. Warm, intense reddish color that sets it apart from many other granites. Medium- to coarse-grained texture. Commonly used for gravestones and other unique products.
 
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Technical properties Value Unit Standard
Compressive strength Average: 223

Standard deviation: 25

Lower expected value: 171

Mpa EN 1926
Flexural strength Average: 11,5

Standard deviation: 0,7

Lower expected value: 10,1

Mpa EN 12372
Abrasion resistance (Böhme) Average: 5,2 cm3/50 cm2 DIN 52108
Slip resistance, honed surface (dry) Average: 64 SRV EN 14231
Slip resistance, honed surface (wet) Average: 45 SRV EN 14231
Apparent density Average: 2640 kg/m3 EN 1936
Open porosity not tested % EN 1936
Water absorption Average: 0,14 weight % EN 13755
Rupture energy not tested J EN 14158
Breaking load at dowel holes Average: 2650 N EN 13364
Petrographic composition Standard SS-EN 12407:2019 Value
Quartz 36 %
Plagioclase 20 %
Potassium feldspar 41 %
Chlorite 2 %

Tested by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB (2021)