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STONE SURFACES Issued March 2014 essastone ™ essastone is a remarkably durable and virtually maintenance free quartz surface material created with the latest engineering technology. A meticulously designed colour palette ensures that essastone is naturally at home in the most discerning kitchens, bathrooms and commercial interiors. PRODUCT APPLICATIONS essastone can be used for kitchen and vanity benchtops, splashbacks, furniture components, internal cladding, wet area partitioning, flooring and stairwells. Note: When used for splashback applications, the installation must conform to the minimum Australian and New Zealand Standards for installation behind gas cook tops, for clearances in relation to appliances generating heat. Please refer to AS 5601 Gas installations and AS NZS 4386.2 Domestic kitchen assemblies – Installation. essastone is suitable for most interior applications. Exposure to direct sunlight for extended periods can cause colour fading.Therefore, it is not recommended for use in exterior applications where it is exposed to direct sunlight. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Slab Dimensions Thickness 12 * , 20 & 30 * mm Slab size 3040 x 1380mm (4.20m 2 ) Actual size of 3070 x 1410mm trimmed slab (4.33m 2 ) *Selected designs, subject to local availability. Dimensional Tolerance of Slab Thickness ±1.0mm Length -20mm/+10mm Width -15mm/+10mm Nominal Weight 12mm 130kg per slab, 30kg per m 2 20mm 235kg per slab, 55kg per m 2 30mm 330kg per slab, 80kg per m 2 FIRETESTS (Typically achieved when tested to AS/NZS 1530.3:1999) Indices Result Range Ignitability 7 0-20 Spread of Flame 0 0-10 Heat Evolved 2 0-10 Smoke Developed 7 0-10 METHOD OFTEST FOR HEAT RELEASE Cone Calorimeter Test (Typically achieved when tested to AS/NZS 3837:1998) Indices Unit Result Average heat release KW/m 2 121.0 rate at 50 KW/m 2 Average specific m 2 /kg 618 extinction area BCA Classification 4