Ceramic tiles: terms and definitions

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Question 1

Gres porcellanato. Tiles with a light or colored base, plain (monocolor) or fine-grained with a compacted, vitrified shard, produced by pressing. The technical and commercial name for this type of tile in some countries is as follows:

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Your Answer	Option	Right?	Result
	France - Gres ceramic		0
	Germany – Porzellan Steinzeugfliesen		0
	Spain - Gres Porcelanico		1
	Portugal - Granito Porcelanato Ceramica		0
	Russia – ceramic granite or porcelain stoneware		0
	Italy – Gres Porcellanato		0
	Poland - Super Gres		0
	England – Fully Vitrified Porcelain Tiles or Vitrified Stoneware		0
	Ukraine - Piastrella		0

Material on this issue is presented in the article Unglazed tiles .

Question 2

The existence of ceramic slabs with different types of surfaces is the result of successful experiments by manufacturers. The most popular of them can be considered surface polishing (with its variations). Select the correct definitions or statements.

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Your Answer	Option	Right?	Result
	A matte surface is more slippery than, for example, polished or glazed.		0
	When polishing, the topmost “sintered” layer is cut off. As a result, polished porcelain stoneware is slightly inferior to matte in terms of performance characteristics, in particular, wear resistance.		0
	When exposed to water, polished tiles become very slippery.		1
	To obtain polished tiles, their surface is polished with special diamond nozzles using a large number of chemicals.		0
	Polished Surface - The surface of glazed or unglazed ceramic tiles and slabs that is polished at the final stage of manufacture to impart shine.		1
	A polished surface is obtained by special matte polishing.		0
	Polished porcelain tiles are less slippery than polished ones, but due to the smooth surface of such tiles, they are easy to clean.		1
	The tile that comes out of the kiln and is not subjected to additional mechanical treatment after firing has a matte surface.		1
	Tiles with a matte surface are not only the most affordable, since they do not require additional processing, but also the most durable.		0

Material on this issue is presented in the article Porcelain tiles - many faces and diversity .

Question 3

Standards, articles and books use specialized ceramic tile terms. Below are such terms and their definitions. Which pairs - term and definition - correspond to reality?

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Your Answer	Option	Right?	Result
	Ceramic tiles and slabs with an engobed surface are considered glazed.		0
	Semi-dry pressed ceramic tiles and slabs - Ceramic tiles and slabs produced by pressing a powdered mass into molds under high pressure.		0
	Angobed Surface - A thin layer of clay slurry applied to the surface of a ceramic tile or slab that has a matte appearance and may be permeable or waterproof.		0
	Extruded ceramic tiles and slabs - Ceramic tiles and slabs cut to a specified length from a strip formed by an extruder from a plastic mass.		0
	Glaze - A thin glassy sintered layer covering the surface of a ceramic tile or slab that is waterproof		0
	Water absorption (E) - Water absorption is determined as a percentage by mass in accordance with EN ISO 10545-3.		0

Material on this issue is presented in standard EN 14411 .

Question 4

Unglazed tiles consist of one layer - a ceramic shard. The color is obtained from the raw material or is colored by metal oxides throughout the tile body (tile). The surface can remain untreated (natural) or be processed, taking on various surfaces: polished, honed, rusticated, structured, etc. Unglazed tiles include:

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Your Answer	Option	Right?	Result
	Cotto (terracotta)		0
	Majolica		0
	Gres red		0
	Clinker		0
	Gres Porcellanato (ceramic granite)		0
	Extruded gres		0
	Cottoforte		0

Information on this issue is presented in the article Unglazed tiles .

Question 5

Ceramic tiles and slabs are used mainly for flooring and wall cladding. As a rule, they are molded at room temperature using the extrusion method (method A) or the semi-dry pressing method (method B). Indicate what types of ceramic tiles are molded using the semi-dry pressing method (method B).

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Your Answer	Option	Right?	Result
	Clinker		0
	Majolica		0
	Gres red		0
	Porcelain tiles		0
	Cottoforte		0
	Cotto (terracotta)		0

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