Stone and marble slabs that are lighter in weight, with CEL Components sandwich panels, a honeycomb core, and a wide range of skins.
Lightweight marble is an installation- and maintenance-friendly support system. A thin marble, granite or natural stone slab is combined with a sandwich panel with a honeycomb core to reduce its weight and facilitate installation.
A composite is a combination of various materials with different properties. This combination gives the composite material superior mechanical characteristics of lightness and strength compared to individual materials.
Sandwich panels with a honeycomb core, covered with fibreglass skins and primed with epoxy or phenolic resin (Step Series), are used to reinforce marble and semi-precious stones.
Lightweight Marble
These sandwich panels allow to reduce stone thicknesses, resulting in much lighter but equally strong tops and claddings increasing the strength of the final product. This method can be applied to any stone or ceramic material; it is not just restricted to marble and semi-precious stones.
Thanks to the use of sandwich panels, it is possible to halve the thickness of the marble slab using the "splitting" technique. The panel, glued to the marble using epoxy resins, absorbs the tensions caused by the gluing process, offering the slab permanent support.
Depending on the processes, you can use panels with fibreglass worked in such a way as to guarantee maximum bonding grip, or a totally impermeable skin so as not to have problems with infiltration during the cutting process.
CEL offers both possibilities by offering different types of panels such as COMPOCEL® AL and STEP SERIES.
CEL developed a solution for backlight panels. CLEARSTEP has been created as a support for white onyx and other light stones, where a backlight effect is required. CLEARSTEP, with its semi-transparent surface, is suitable for those applications where it is necessary to preserve the original colour of the stone.
On demand, CEL produce extra-size formats such as 2000x3000.
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Mosaic support
For restorations and new mosaic creations, the substrate material must be lightweight, moisture resistant and have excellent performance for durable bonding.
The Step series and COMPOCEL® AL can be used in exterior or interior applications.
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The Step series and COMPOCEL® AL offer several advantages, lending themselves to use as a substrate to:
- reduce the overall weight of the product;
- save stone material;
- improve mechanical properties;
- facilitate handling and installation;
- reduce transport costs;
- reduce CO2 emissions
| FIRE REACTION CLASS | ||||
| PRODUCT | APPLICATION | NORM | CERTIFICATE NUMBER | CLASS |
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ALUMINIUM |
BUILDING |
UNI EN 13501-1 |
A1
INCOMBUSTIBLE
Class Certification Nr. |
ALUMINIUM HONEYCOMB A1 - INCOMBUSTIBLE |
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COMPOCEL AL FR
|
BUILDING |
UNI EN 13501-1 |
A2 s1 d0 NON COMBUSTIBLE
COMPOCEL AL FR
Class Certification Nr.
|
ALUMINIUM HONEYCOMB PANEL |
|
COMPOCEL AL FLOOR, |
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| COMPOCEL AL FR | BUILDING VENTILATED FACADES |
UNI EN 13501-1 |
A2 s1 d0
NON COMBUSTIBLE Class certification Nr. |
ALUMINIUM HONEYCOMB PANEL
A2 - Incombustible |
|
COMPOCEL AL FR AL
|
BUILDING FLOORS |
UNI EN 13501-1 | A2fl s1 d0
NON COMBUSTIBLE
COMPOCEL AL FR AL Class Certification Nr.
COMPOCEL AL FLOOR, Class certification Nr. |
ALUMINIUM HONEYCOMB PANEL
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|
COMPOCEL AL FLOOR, |
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| COMPOCEL AL FR | BUILDING | UNI EN 13501-1 |
B s1 d0 LOW FLAME SPREAD
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ALUMINIUM HONEYCOMB PANEL |
|
COMPOCEL AL FR
|
BUILDING FLOORS | UNI EN 13501-1 |
Bfl s1 d0 LOW FLAME SPREAD
COMPOCEL AL FR
Class certification Nr.
COMPOCEL AL FLOOR,
|
ALUMINIUM HONEYCOMB PANEL |
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COMPOCEL AL FLOOR, |
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| COMPOCEL AL FR | BUILDING | NF P92-501 |
M1
Class certification |
NOT FLAMABLE |
| CONFORM TO AMERICAN STANDARDS | |||||
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COMPOCEL AL FR |
ASTM C67-M18 Water Absorption |
ASTM E72-15 Strength-Transverse load |
ASTM C297 M-16 Flatwise tensile strength |
ASTM E84-17
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TAS 201 Impact and Cyclic Wind Pressure |
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