Pei Ceramic Tile Rating

The tiles are rated from a soft 1 or talc to 10.
Pei ceramic tile rating. Tile designated for installation on a wall receives no foot traffic and in fact almost no wear of any kind. Similar to a pei 1 tile these unrated tiles should only be used on interior. It is not an indicator of the tile s overall quality or value. Glazed tiles in this class are wall tiles only and unsuitable for use on floors.
Please note that through body porcelain tiles do not have a pei rating as they are very hard wearing. This rating is for glazed tiles designated for use on walls only. Wall use and residential floor applications. Some wall specific tiles such as our jazz tiles won t be tested for their pei rating since they re expected to not encounter foot traffic.
Ft case 5 16. The pei rating applies only to glazed tiles. Visit our article on the difference between ceramic and porcelain tiles. Matte porcelain floor and wall tile 7 pieces 13 56 sq.
This may cause increased risk for slippage. 300 450 600 revolutions light traffic. In many cases some of the most beautiful and costly tiles have a pei 1 or 2 rating. For use on very light wear areas using soft footwear.
In addition to or instead of the pei rating tiles can be designated as floor or wall tiles based on other criteria. A pei rating is given to a tile product based the hardness of its glaze. Daltile also does not recommend glazed floor tiles on home exterior applications unless tiles are sufficiently protected from direct weather or are a textured tile. The pei rating only refers to a tile s strength and suitability for a particular application.
Pei rating 1 tile has very low resistance to wear and really should only be used for interior commercial and residential walls. Very light wear mainly bathrooms and areas using soft soled or normal footwear. The results of this test will determine the proper usage of a product. Tile with this rating is not suitable for installation on floors.
Glazed and unglazed tiles are rated for scratch resistance and hardness via the mohs scratch test. Pei is the abbreviation for porcelain enamel institute. The pei class is not the only means of choosing a tile however and some tiles do not even carry a pei class rating. All glazed floor tiles are classified under a porcelain enamel institute pei rating for the suitability of fixing in a particular location.
This hardness is determined by the manufacturer using a standardized test. For instance as a rule glazed floor tiles shouldn t be used where water oil or grease is consistently present.