Quartz Resource Guide

Quartz Countertops

Quartz Surface Technical Chart

Property

Test Method

Result

Abrasion Resistance (Weight Loss)

ASTM D 4060

1094 mg 13.3 J/m No Effect

Izod Impact Strength

ASTM D 256 (Method A) NEMA LD3 2000 3.5

Boiling Water Resistance

Colorfastness

ANZI Z124.6.5.1

Pass

Compression Strength (Dry) Compression Strength (Wet)

ASTM C 170 ASTM C 170 KSF 2530 STM D 648

209 MPa 203 MPa

Density

2.465 g/cm3 243 deg. C

Deflection Temperature Under Load (1.82 MPa) A

Flammability

Flame Spread

ASTM E-84, NFPA 255

Class A

Smoke Developed

Flexural Modulus Flexural Strength

ASTM D 790 ASTM D 790 ASTM C 1026

39.7 GPa 42.4 MPa Unaffected No Growth

Freeze and Thaw Cycling

Fungal and Bacterial Resistance

ASTM G 21

Barcol Hardness Rockwell Hardness

ASTM D 2583

86

(HRM) ASTM D 785 (Procedure A) 115

Point Impact

ANSI Z124.6.4.2.1

Pass

Slip Resistance

Static Coefficient of Friction (Dry) Static Coefficient of Friction (Wet)

ASTM C1028 ASTM C1028

0.67 0.49 Pass

Stain Resistance Tensile Strength Thermal Expansion Water Absorption

ANSI Z124.6.5.2

ASTM D 638 ASTM D-696

17.8 MPa

1.52 x 10-5 in/in/ºC

Long-term and Short-term

ASTM D 570 (24hr. Immersion) < 0.011%

Wear and Cleanability

ANSI Z124.6.5.3

Pass

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