Staffordshire Blue Brick Specification Sheet (Perforated)
Standard: BS EN 771-1: 2005
Ketley Staffordshire Blue Bricks are produced at our works located in the heart of the Black Country. Ketley Bricks have been made from our own Etruria Marl since Victorian times. They are recognised as a Class A engineering brick of high quality with a strong aesthetic appeal.
| Type: |
Engineering Brick Class A |
| Colour: |
Staffordshire Blue |
| Structure: |
Perforated |
| Texture: |
Smooth Engineering Facing |
| Manufacture: |
Extruded, wirecut |
| Perforation: |
≤ 25% void - with a mean of 19% |
| Dimensions: |
215 x 102.5 x 65mm |
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Complies with dimensions and tolerances of BS EN 771-1: 2005 |
| Weight: |
2.75kgs per brick 2.75 Tonnes per 1,000 |
| No. per m2 (10mm joints): |
60 |
| Pack Size: |
400 |
| Packing: |
Steel banded for fork lift off-loading. |
| Weight per pack: |
1100kg. |
| Special Bricks |
A complete range of Special Shapes to BS 4729 2005 is available. |
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We also undertake the manufacture of 'non-standard' specials to customers' specification as required. |
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(Note: some specials are only manufactured solid). |
| Compressive strength: |
Greater than or equal to 125N/mm² |
| Category: |
II |
| Masonry Unit Group: |
HD |
| Engineering Grade: |
A |
| Water absorption: |
≤4.5% |
| Initial Rate of Water absorption: |
Less than or equal to 1.5Kg/m²/min |
| Thermal Conductivity: |
On Application |
| Bond Strength: |
0.15N/mm² (For general purpose and lightweight mortar) |
| Net Dry Density: |
2200 Kg/m³(Typically) |
| Density Tolerance: |
D1 |
| Soluble salt content: |
S2 |
| Durability: |
F2 |
| Fire Reaction: |
A1 |
| Dimensional Tolerance Mean: |
T2 |
| Dimensional Tolerance Range: |
R1 |
