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Which of the following has more fire resisting characteristics? - Marble - Limestone - Compact sandstone - Granite

Which of the following has more fire resisting characteristics? - Marble - Limestone - Compact sandstone - Granite

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Question added by Mohamed Elabiawy , Cost Control, Procurement & Contracts, Senior Engineer , NEWGIZA for Real Estate and Development
Date Posted: 2017/02/28

This is a really interesting topic! When considering fire-resisting characteristics, it's fascinating to see how different natural stones compare. Granite tends to have excellent fire-resisting properties due to its density and composition, while marble and limestone might not fare as well under intense heat because they can degrade and discolor. Compact sandstone, with its varying qualities, often falls somewhere in between.

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Kaushik  Kaluri
by Kaushik Kaluri , Quality Chemist , Al-Ain Cement Factory

Granite because of its structure.

Khurram Shehzad
by Khurram Shehzad , Engineering Geologist , Power Constrution Coorporation of China Limited

Granite because it is massive. compacted and didn't have layers

chasimon bin ebo
by chasimon bin ebo , Housekeeping , DISCOVERY HOTEL

Marble

1. Durable

2. Heat heat from another natural stone

3. Fire resistance, very little burning effect

Muhammad shafait
by Muhammad shafait , lab engineer , Nespak

as a geolgist i am sure its granite

Nikolaos Karystinos
by Nikolaos Karystinos , Materials Manager , ARCHIRODON NV

Granite has due to its igneous origin form

Ramon Labrador
by Ramon Labrador , Senior Materials Engineer (Civil) , WS Atkins & Partners (Overseas)

Limestone has more fire resisting characteristic

laid hamli
by laid hamli , Certificat d’État Cadre etudes techniques (Maint) , Sonatrach des Hydrocarbures

that which has more resistant characteristics it is the red brik

yagnamuni IAS
by yagnamuni IAS , CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT , AIR INDIA AND LIVEWEL AVIATION

Granite is more resisting to fire because of this chemical structure and formula 

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