| SR, NO. |
CHARACTERISTICS |
REQUREMENT AS PER ISO 13006 BIIa / EN 176 BII a |
ISO / EN TESTING METHOD |
| A |
DIMENSION & SURFACE QUALITY |
| 1 |
Deviation in Length & Width |
|
a.The deviation in percent of the average size of each tile (2 or 4 sides) from the work size
(w) |
Max.± 0.6 |
ISO-10545-2 IS:13630-1 |
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b. The deviation in percent of the average size of each tile (2 or 4 sides) from the average
size of the 10 test specimen (20 or 40 sides) |
Max.± 0.5 |
ISO-10545-2 IS:13630-1 |
| 2 |
Deviation in Thickness |
Max.± 5.0% |
ISO-10545-2 IS:13630-1 |
| 3 |
Deviation in Straightness of sides |
Max.±0.5% |
ISO-10545-2 IS:13630-1 |
| 4 |
Deviation in Rectangulanty |
Max.±0.6% |
ISO-10545-2 IS:13630-1 |
| 5 |
Surface Flatness |
|
a.Centre curvature (max.) |
Max.± 0.5% |
ISO-10545-2 IS:13630-1 |
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b.Edge curvature (max.) |
Max.± 0.5% |
ISO-10545-2 IS:13630-1 |
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c.Corner warpage (max.) |
Max.± 0.5% |
ISO-10545-2 IS:13630-1
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| B |
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
| 1 |
Water Absorption |
Avg.3 < E < 6% Individual max. 6.5% |
ISO-10545-3 IS:13630-2
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| 2 |
Scratch Hardness (Moh's scale) |
Not Required |
IS:13630-13
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| 3 |
Abrasion Resistance |
Tested as per PEI methodology |
ISO-10545-7 IS:13630-11
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| 4 |
Crazing Resistance |
Required |
ISO-10545-11 IS:13630-9
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| 5 |
Modulus of Rupture in N/mm² |
Avg. 22, Individual min 20 |
ISO-10545-4 IS:13630-6
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| C |
CHEMICAL / THERMAL PROPERTIES |
| 1 |
Chemical Resistance |
Required,if agreed |
ISO-10545-13 IS:13630-8
|
| 2 |
Resistance to household chemicals |
Class AA, min. |
ISO-10545-13 IS:13630-8
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| 3 |
Resistance to staining |
Class 1, min. |
ISO-10545-14 IS:13630-8
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| 4 |
Thermal Shock |
Required,if agreed |
ISO-10545-9 IS:13630-5
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