Cutting Force in Stone Machining by Diamond Disk

Table 2

Mechanical properties of Coreno Perlato Royal and White Carrara marbles.

Material properties	Coreno Perlato Royal	White
		Carrara
Density (kg/m^3)	2740	2705
Water absorption (%)	4.0	0.06
Compressive strength (MPa)	163	131
Young modulus (MPa)	72000	75000
Flexural strength (MPa)	12.8	16.9
Abrasion resistence	0.95	0.52
Impact resistance (cm)	32	61
Knoop hardness (MPa)	2001	1463