Ceramic Tile Wear Ratings

As such this tile can be thinner and smoother since safety is not a concern.

Ceramic tile wear ratings.

This rating does not measure the overall quality of the tile but the tile s resistance to abrasion and ability to handle foot traffic. Most of them have a wear rating of 5 but the one we like has a rating of p1. How does a p1 rate against the pei wear rating. The pei rating applies only to glazed tiles.

Glazed and unglazed tiles are rated for scratch resistance and hardness via the mohs scratch test. October 24 2016 at 12 33. We are looking at different wood look porcelain tiles. A pei rating of 1 is for very light traffic areas where.

Often this is referred to on technical specifications as abrasion resistance durability classification or pei rating. Darker tiles may wear more easily than lighter ones. It s a scale of 0 5 that indicates how a floor tile will wear due to the amount of foot traffic and therefore suggest what floor applications if any that the tile is appropriate for. The tiles are rated from a soft 1 or talc to 10.

Thanks for reaching out to us. The rating system guides appropriate application based on how glaze may wear over time. The wear rating explains how easily abrasions may show on glazed tile. Tile designated for installation on a wall receives no foot traffic and in fact almost no wear of any kind.

In addition to or instead of the pei rating tiles can be designated as floor or wall tiles based on other criteria. The porcelain enamel institute pei rates ceramic tiles for wear on a scale from 1 to 5.