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Ceramic tile testing
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Whether you’re a designer, manufacturer, supplier or builder, our ceramic tile testing services provide reliable data and relevant insights for the benefit of your product or project. We provide comprehensive testing of ceramic tiles, including tiles for use on pedestals (pods).
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Determining suitability for project use
With our ceramic tile testing and evaluation services, you can gain valuable data to determine the suitability of your tile for its proposed uses. Test programs can be compiled from a wide range of tests conforming to Australian standard procedures.
Work with us from the selection of the ceramic tile, right through to use of the tile at the project level and beyond. We perform ceramic tile tests for manufacturers and projects in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, around Australia and internationally. Samples can be sent to our NATA-accredited lab here in Adelaide.
Are the tests for ceramic tiles different to stone?
Ceramic tile test methods are tailored specifically to ceramic, mainly due to the different characteristics of ceramic compared to stone. Generally, the heat of drying is often higher with ceramic, and the length of time conditioning is often different, depending on the test. Testing is often more aggressive for ceramic than it is for stone due to the durable nature of the manufactured product compared to natural stone.
Tests relevant to ceramic tiles include:
Water absorption, apparent porosity, apparent relative density and bulk density
– AS ISO 10545.3:2020
Modulus of rupture and breaking strength – AS ISO 10545.4:2020
Impact resistance by measurement of coefficient of restitution – AS 4459.5-1999
Resistance to thermal shock – AS ISO 10545.9:2020
Frost resistance – AS ISO 10545.3:2020
Chemical & Stain Resistance (In-service) – SI-STAIN-18
Chemical resistance – AS 4459.13-1999
Resistance to stains – AS 4459.14-1999
Small colour difference – AS ISO 10545.16:2016
Slip Resistance – AS 4586:2013 & AS 4663:2013
