Investigation of Some Property Changes of Light-Colored Turkish Natural Stones after High-Temperature Treatments

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2022

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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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Natural stones are a widely used construction material for both structural and decorative purposes. It is a material used for many floors and cladding due to its special beauty and quite aesthetic appearance. However, natural stones are exposed to different temperatures due to natural, urban or industrial activities and they lose their physico-mechanical properties. It is known that high temperatures and fire cause degradation of construction and building stones. There are many studies investigating the effect of high temperatures on physical and mechanical properties of natural stones, while there are very limited studies on color and gloss. In this study, the changing physical and mechanical properties, color and gloss of different light-colored polished natural stones exposed to room temperature up to 1000 degrees C in the oven were investigated. For this purpose, natural stones were gradually exposed to 200, 400, 600, 800 and 1000 degrees C, starting from room temperature. After exposure to different temperatures, water absorption, porosity, Schmidt hammer hardness, point load strength, color and gloss were measured and compared to reference samples (at room temperature). However, all samples were decayed at 1000 degrees C, changes at this temperature value could not be determined. The results obtained at other temperature values were evaluated separately for each parameter. While the change in physico-mechanical properties of all samples up to 400 degrees C was limited, a dramatic change was observed with increasing temperature. In all samples, point load strength losses were observed due to an increase in porosity and water absorption. In addition, all samples darkened at 400 degrees C, while the whiteness value (L*) of samples increased at 800 degrees C. Gloss values gradually decreased due to the increase in temperature.

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natural stones, temperature, fire, thermal effect, point load strength, porosity, color, gloss

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Sustainability

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14

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16

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