Vitrified Tile
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Vitrified Tile is a tile
is created by the Vitrification process
. It is processed in ways that it has very low porosity
(and water absorption) making it stain-resistant and strong.
Vitrified tile is an alternative to marble and granite flooring.
Vitrified Tiles have far superior properties compared to marble or natural granite. Being a manufactured product, their quality is controlled, whereas in naturally occurring marble and granite good quality is just a coincidence. Vitrified tiles possess much better mechanical strength, scratch resistance, resistance to acids, alkalis and chemicals, resistance to staining etc compared to marble or natural granite.
Marble has a relatively lower abrasion resistance compared to vitrified tiles. It is composed of calcium carbonate, a compound that is readily attacked by Hydrochloric acid, which is commonly used in toilet & floor cleaning. It can yellow within a span of a few years, whereas vitrified tiles retain their colour for decades.
Polished natural granite shows several surface defects, and good quality is just a matter of chance, whereas vitrified tiles are guaranteed for consistent good quality. Marble laying is very cumbersome and time consuming whereas vitrified tiles may be laid in a matter of hours and put to use after 48 hours.
Tile
A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops...
is created by the Vitrification process
Vitrification
Vitrification is the transformation of a substance into a glass. Usually, it is achieved by rapidly cooling a liquid through the glass transition. Certain chemical reactions also result in glasses...
. It is processed in ways that it has very low porosity
Porosity
Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0–1, or as a percentage between 0–100%...
(and water absorption) making it stain-resistant and strong.
Vitrified tile is an alternative to marble and granite flooring.
Vitrified Tiles have far superior properties compared to marble or natural granite. Being a manufactured product, their quality is controlled, whereas in naturally occurring marble and granite good quality is just a coincidence. Vitrified tiles possess much better mechanical strength, scratch resistance, resistance to acids, alkalis and chemicals, resistance to staining etc compared to marble or natural granite.
Marble has a relatively lower abrasion resistance compared to vitrified tiles. It is composed of calcium carbonate, a compound that is readily attacked by Hydrochloric acid, which is commonly used in toilet & floor cleaning. It can yellow within a span of a few years, whereas vitrified tiles retain their colour for decades.
Polished natural granite shows several surface defects, and good quality is just a matter of chance, whereas vitrified tiles are guaranteed for consistent good quality. Marble laying is very cumbersome and time consuming whereas vitrified tiles may be laid in a matter of hours and put to use after 48 hours.