TEST REPORT

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JIANGXI GOLDEN MAPLE JADE CO., LTD

XINHUO INDUSTRIAL ZONE, YONGXIU COUNTY, JIANGXI, CHINA

The following sample(s) was/ were submitted and identified on behalf of the client as:
Sample name : MILLENSTONE (NANO CRYSTALLIZED GLASS)
Intend use : internal and external flooring and stairs
internal and external wall finishes to be mechanically fixed only
Test required : EN 15285:2008 Agglomerated stone – Modular tiles for flooring and stairs(internal
and external)
EN 15286:2013 Agglomerated stone – Slabs and tiles for wall finishes(internal and
external)
Date of receipt : Aug.01, 2013
Test period : Aug.01, 2013 to Sep.02, 2013
Test result(s) : For further details, please refer to the following page(s)
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Signed for and on behalf of

SGS-CSTC Co., Ltd.

_________________
Civi Huang
Xiamen Materials Lab Technical Supervisor
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Summary of test results:

Clause Test items Test methods Test results Page

0.02%
Water absorption 3
Classification: W 4
1 EN 14617-1:2005
Apparent density 2680 kg/m3 3
75.2MPa
Flexural strength EN 14617-2:2008 4
Classification: F4
2 Flexural strength after freeze
Freeze and thaw
EN 14617-5:2005 and thaw: 76.2MPa 4
resistance
Flexural strength loss: -1.3%
Mass loss:0.00 %
Thermal shock Flexural strength after thermal
3 EN 14617-6:2012 5
resistance shock: 77.4MPa
Flexural strength loss: -2.9%
SRV “dry”: 81
4 Slip resistance (polished) EN 14231:2003 6
SRV “wet”: 9
Abrasion resistance 18.1mm
5 EN 14617-4:2012 6
(polished) Classification: A4
6 Impact resistance EN 14617-9:2005 10.17J 7

7 Chemical resistance EN 14617-10:2012 Classification: C4 8

Resistance to fixing
8 EN 14617-8:2007 4815N 9
(dowel hole)
Linear thermal expansion
9 EN 14617-11:2005 8.2×10-6/℃ 10
coefficient
Class: A
10 Dimensional stability EN 14617-12:2012 10
Vertical displacement: 0.00mm
Dimensions, geometric
Tolerance: see the following
11 characteristics and EN 14617-16:2005 11
Surface quality: No defects
surface quality
Thermal Conductivity:
0.2788 W/(m‧K)
12 Thermal performance EN 12664:2001 13
Thermal Resistance:
0.0679 m2‧K/W
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1. Apparent density and water absorption

Test Method:
EN 14617-1:2005 Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 1: Determination of apparent density and water
absorption
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 100mm×100mm×18mm, 6pcs, one face polished
Test Result:

Specimens identification No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Water absorption (%) 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02

Arithmetic mean of the water
0.02
absorption (%)
Apparent density (kg/m3) 2680 2680 2680 2680 2680 2680
Arithmetic mean of the
2680
apparent density (kg/m3)
Classification according to EN 15285:2008: W 4note
Note: W1>2.0%, 2.0%≥W2>0.5%, 0.5%≥W3>0.05%, W4≤0.05%
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2. Flexural Strength in natural condition and subject to frost test

Test Method:
EN 14617-2:2008 Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 2: Determination of flexural strength (bending)
EN 14617-5:2005 Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 5: Determination of freeze and thaw resistance
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 200mm×50mm×18mm, 13pcs, one face polished
Loading rate: (0.25±0.05)MPa/s
Test Result:
Specimens in natural condition

Specimens identification No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Flexural strength (MPa) 75.2 75.7 67.2 69.7 83.6 79.9

Mean value (MPa) 75.2

Standard deviation (MPa) 6.1

Lower expected value (MPa) 62.0

Classification according to EN 15285:2008: F4note

Note: F1<12.0MPa, 12.0MPa≤F2<25.0MPa, 25.0MPa≤F3<40.0MPa, F4≥40.0MPa

Specimens subject to 25 cycles freeze/thaw resistance:

Specimens identification No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Flexural strength (MPa) 75.8 73.6 78.4 79.8 80.8 68.8

Mean value (MPa) 76.2

Standard deviation (MPa) 4.5

Lower expected value (MPa) 66.1

Change in flexural strength: -1.3%

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3. Thermal shock resistance

Test Method:
EN 14617-6:2012 Agglomerated stone – Test methods – Part 6: Determination of thermal shock resistance
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 200mm×50mm×18mm, 6pcs, one face polished
Test Result:
After 20 cycles of thermal shock:
For each specimen, there is no obvious change of colour, no obvious appearance of spots, no
obvious swelling, no obvious cracking, no obvious scaling or exfoliation.
The change in mass:

Specimens identification NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Mass loss (%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Mean mass loss (%) 0.00

The flexural strength: (Loading rate: (0.25±0.05) MPa/s)

Specimens identification No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Flexural strength (MPa) 65.8 80.5 70.5 95.7 77.0 75.0

Mean value (MPa) 77.4

Standard deviation (MPa) 10.3

Lower expected value (MPa) 56.9

The change in flexural strength: -2.9%

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4. Slip resistance
Test Method:
EN 14231:2003 Natural stone test methods - Determination of the slip resistance by means of the pendulum
tester
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 200mm×150mm×18mm, 6pcs, one face polished
Testing surface: polished
Test Result:

Specimens identification No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Mean pendulum value
80 80 81 82 81 81
(Dry condition)
Slip resistance value
81
(SRV “dry”)
Mean pendulum value
10 9 9 9 8 10
(Wet condition)
Slip resistance value
9
(SRV “wet”)

5. Abrasion resistance
Test Method:
EN 14617-4:2012 Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 4: Determination of abrasion resistance
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 150mm×100mm×18mm, 6pcs, one face polished
Testing surface: polished
Test Result:

Specimens identification No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

The length of the groove
18.0 18.0 18.5 18.0 18.0 18.0
(mm)
Mean value (mm) 18.1
note
Classification according to EN 15285:2008: A4
Note: A1>36.5mm, 36.5mm≥A2>33.0mm, 33.0mm≥A3>29.0mm, A4≤29.0mm.
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6. Impact resistance
Test Method:
EN 14617-9:2005 Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 9: Determination of impact resistance
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 300mm×300mm×18mm, 4pcs, one face polished
Testing surface: polished
Test Result:

Specimens identification No. 1 2 3 4

Drop height, h (m) 1.00 1.25 1.00 0.70

Fracture work, L (J) 10.30 12.87 10.30 7.21

Average value (J) 10.17

Note:
The fracture work L in joule is expressed by the formula
L=M×h×g
Where
M is the sphere mass, 1.050kg,
h is the drop height in meters of the sphere which causes the sample to break,
g is the gravity acceleration equal to 9.806m/s2.
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7. Chemical resistance
Test Method:
EN 14617-10:2012 Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 10: Determination of chemical resistance
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 300mm×300mm×18mm, 4pcs, polished surface
Water solutions preparation:
1) Hydrochloric acid solution, 50% (V/V), prepared from N hydrochloric acid solution
2) Sodium hydroxide solution, 50% (V/V), prepared from normal water sodium hydroxide not carbonated
solution
Type of glossmeter used and the kind and intensity of the light source: Sheen 260, CIE D65
Reflection direction of the light: 60°
Test Result:

Chemical resistance Sample NO. Reference value Classification

1 (1h) 96.8%
Hydrochloric acid solution (HCl)
2 (8h) 98.4%
C4 note
3 (1h) 97.1%
Sodium hydroxide solution (NaOH)
4 (8h) 98.2%
Note:
C1: Agglomerated stones which keep below 60 % of the reference reflection values (see EN 14617-10) after 8 h of alkali
or acid attack.
C2: Agglomerated stones which keep between 60 % and 80 % of the reference reflection value (see EN 14617-10) after
8 h of alkali attack and 1 h of acid attack.
C3: Agglomerated stones which keep between 60 % and 80 % of the reference reflection value (see EN 14617-10) after
8 h of acid attack and 1 h of alkali attack.
C4: Agglomerated stones which keep at least 80 % of the reference reflection value (see EN 14617-10) after 8 h of acid
or alkali attack (or in one case, see EN 14617-10, is between 60 % and 80 %).
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8. Resistance to fixing (dowel hole)

Test Method:
EN 14617-8:2007 Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 8: Determination of resistance to fixing (dowel
hole)
Specimens: Agglomerated stone 200mm×200mm×30mm, 3pcs, 4 holes were drilled on each specimen. All
specimens are in natural condition with one face polished
Diameter of the hole: 10mm, Diameter of the dowel: 8mm
Loading rate: (50±5) N/s
Test results:

Specimens identification No. d1 (mm) bA (mm) Breaking load F (N)

Hole 1 11 28 6400
Hole 2 11 32 6600
1
Hole 3 11 33 5250
Hole 4 11 30 3800
Hole 1 9 24 3100
2
Hole 2 9 21 5600
Hole 1 10 34 7200
Hole 2 9 21 3000
3
Hole 3 9 31 5050
Hole 4 10 26 2150
Mean value 10.0 28.0 4815
Lower expected value / / 1936
Standard deviation / / 1720
d1: Distance from the hole to the face
bA: Maximum distance from the centre of the hole to the edge of the fracture
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9. Linear thermal expansion coefficient

Test Method:
EN 14617-11:2005 Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 11: Determination of linear thermal expansion
coefficient
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 50mm×10mm×10mm, 3pcs, one face polished
Test Result:
Temperature: from 30°C to 60°C.

Specimens identification No. 1 2 3

Linear thermal expansion

-6 8.6 8.6 7.3
coefficient (10 /°C)

Mean value(10-6/°C) 8.2

10. Dimensional stability

Test Method:
EN 14617-12:2012 Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 12: Determination of dimensional stability
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 300mm×300mm×18mm, 1pcs, one face polished
Test Result:
Vertical displacement: 0.00mm.
Classification: Class Anote
Note:
Vertical displacement after the test
Class A: ≤ 0.3 mm
Class B: > 0.3 mm and ≤ 0.6 mm
Class C: > 0.6 mm
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11. Dimensions, geometric characteristics and surface quality

Test Method:
EN 14617-16:2005 Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 16: Determination of dimensions, geometric
characteristics and surface quality of modular tiles
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 300mm×300mm×18mm, 10pcs, one face polished
Test Result:
Work size: 300mm×300mm×18mm
Requirements:
Test items Test results
EN 15285:2008
Average dimension of 10 test
300± 0.5 mm 300.4 mm
specimens
Deviation, as a percentage, of the
Length and average size of each tile from / -0.03%~+0.33%
width work size
Deviation, as a percentage, of the
average size of each tile from the
/ -0.18%~+0.18%
average size of the 10 test
specimens
Average thickness of 10 test
18 ± 0.7 mm 18.7mm
specimens
Thickness The deviation, as a percentage, of
the average thickness of each tile / +2.00%~+7.33%
from the work size thickness
Maximum deviation from
Straightness ± 0.3 mm -0.06mm~+0.14mm
straightness
Maximum deviation from
Rectangularity ± 0.9 mm -0.59mm~+0.48mm
rectangularity
Maximum centre curvature, as a
± 2 % referred to length -0.04%~0.00%
percentage, related to the length
Maximum edge curvature, as a
Flatness ± 2 % referred to length -0.02%~+0.02%
percentage, related to the length
Maximum warping, as a
± 2 % referred to length -0.04%~+0.06%
percentage, related to the length
Any visual variations are permissible
provided that they are characteristic
Surface of the relevant type of agglomerated
/ No defects
quality stone and provided that they do not
adversely affect the performance of
the tiles.
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Work size: 300mm×300mm×18mm

Requirements:
Test items Test results
EN 15286:2013
Average dimension of 10 test
300± 0.5 mm 300.4 mm
specimens
Deviation, as a percentage, of the
Length and average size of each tile from / -0.03%~+0.33%
width work size
Deviation, as a percentage, of the
average size of each tile from the
/ -0.18%~+0.18%
average size of the 10 test
specimens
Average thickness of 10 test
18 ± 0.7 mm 18.7mm
specimens
Thickness The deviation, as a percentage, of
the average thickness of each tile / +2.00%~+7.33%
from the work size thickness
Maximum deviation from
Straightness ± 0.3 mm -0.06mm~+0.14mm
straightness
Maximum deviation from
Rectangularity ± 0.9 mm -0.59mm~+0.48mm
rectangularity
Maximum centre curvature, as a 0.3 % of the length of
-0.04%~0.00%
percentage, related to the length diagonal
Flatness
Maximum edge curvature, as a 0.3 % of the length of
-0.02%~+0.01%
percentage, related to the length diagonal
Average straight angle deviation of
Straight angle ± 0.9 mm 0.5mm
10 test specimens
Any visual variations are permissible
provided that they are characteristic
Surface of the relevant type of agglomerated
/ No defects
quality stone and provided that they do not
adversely affect the performance of
the tiles.
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12. Thermal performance

Test Method:
EN 12664:2001 Thermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of thermal
resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods. Dry and moist products of medium
and low thermal resistance
Specimens: Agglomerated stone, 300mm×300mm×18.9mm, 2pcs
Test Result:
Mean Temperature: 24.81℃; Temperature Gradient: 1035.93 K/m
Test Item Test Result
Thermal Conductivity 0.2788 W/(m‧K)
Thermal Resistance 0.0679 m2‧K/W
Note: The tests were carried out by a SGS laboratory.

Specimen photograph:

SGS authenticate the photo on original report only

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