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SR, NO. CHARACTERISTICS REQUREMENT AS PER ISO 13006 BIa / EN 176 BI a ISO / EN TESTING METHOD
A DIMENSION & SURFACE QUALITY
1 Deviation in Length & width Max. +/- 0.5% EN-98;IS:13630 (Part 1)
2 Deviation in thickness Max. +/- 5% EN-98;IS:13630 (Part 1)
3 Surface flatness (Warpage) Max. +/- 0.5% EN-98;IS:13630 (Part 1)
4 Rectangularity (Squareness) Max. +/- 0.5% EN-98;IS:13630 (Part 1)
B PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
1 Water Absorption >/= 10% EN-99;IS:13630 (Part 2)
2 Scratch Hardness of Surface (Mohs) Min. 3 EN-101;IS:13630 (Part 13)
3 Resistance to Surface Abrasion (of tiles intended for use on floors) Abration class shall be specified by the manufacturer EN-154;IS:13630 (Part 11)
4 Crazing Resistance Required EN-105;IS:13630 (Part 9)
5 Modulus of Rupture Min.153 Kg/cm2 EN-100;IS:13630 (Part 6)
C CHEMICAL / THERMAL PROPERTIES
1 STAINING RESISTANCE MIN CLASS 2 EN-122;IS:13630 (Part 8)
2 HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS MIN CLASS B EN-122;IS:13630 (Part 8)
3 THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANT TO 10 CYCLES EN-104;IS:13630 (Part 5)
4 THERMAL EXPANSION MAX-9E-06 EN-104;IS:13630 (Part 5)
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
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
b.Edge curvature (max.) Max.± 0.5% ISO-10545-2 IS:13630-1
c.Corner warpage (max.) Max.± 0.5% ISO-10545-2 IS:13630-1
B PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
1 Water Absorption Avg.3 < E < 6% Individual max. 6.5% ISO-10545-3 IS:13630-2
2 Scratch Hardness (Moh's scale) Not Required IS:13630-13
3 Abrasion Resistance Tested as per PEI methodology ISO-10545-7 IS:13630-11
4 Crazing Resistance Required ISO-10545-11 IS:13630-9
5 Modulus of Rupture in N/mm² Avg. 22, Individual min 20 ISO-10545-4 IS:13630-6
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
3 Resistance to staining Class 1, min. ISO-10545-14 IS:13630-8
4 Thermal Shock Required,if agreed ISO-10545-9 IS:13630-5