Question

how vitrified tiles are made

Answer 1

What is vitrified tile ?

Ceramic tile with extremely little porosity is known as vitrified tile. It serves as an alternative to floors made of marble and granite. Due to their resistance to moisture and freezing, vitrified tiles are frequently utilized outside.

Types of Vitrified Tiles :

1. Soluble Salt vitrified tiles - Screen printed and polished vitrified tiles made from soluble salt.

2. Double charge vitrified tiles - These are put through a press to print a design with a double layer of pigment that is 3 to 4 mm thicker than the pigment used in other types of tiles. While this method does not allow for elaborate patterns, it produces a tile surface that is durable and ideal for commercial projects with high traffic.

3. Full body vitrified tiles - Pigment covers the entire body (thickness) of full-body vitrified tiles. This reduces the visibility of chips and scratches and making it the perfect option for high activity areas, but the procedure greatly raises the cost.
 

Manufacturing of vitrified tiles :

The production of vitrified tiles begins with the selection of the raw materials for the body composition, which includes raw materials like soda feldspar, potash feldspar, plastic clay, talc, quartz, and Ukraine clay. Vitrified tiles are produced widely today due to their strength. For a perfect composition to achieve ceramic vitrified body properties like very low water absorption, high bending strength, glossiness, scratch resistance, control over planarity at high temperature firing, and stress releasing at cooling from high temperature, ceramic engineers and technicians must have years of experience and knowledge.

Installation safety precautions :

1. Prior to installation, tiles should be inspected for size and color on a spotless floor.

2. The tiles are submerged in water for one to two hours to open up the pores.