The tiles are rated from a soft 1 or talc to 10.
Ceramic tile wear ratings.
Tile designated for installation on a wall receives no foot traffic and in fact almost no wear of any kind.
Glazed and unglazed tiles are rated for scratch resistance and hardness via the mohs scratch test.
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.
A pei rating of 1 is for very light traffic areas where.
The wear rating explains how easily abrasions may show on glazed tile.
In addition to or instead of the pei rating tiles can be designated as floor or wall tiles based on other criteria.
The pei rating applies only to glazed tiles.
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Darker tiles may wear more easily than lighter ones.
This rating does not measure the overall quality of the tile but the tile s resistance to abrasion and ability to handle foot traffic.
The rating system guides appropriate application based on how glaze may wear over time.
How does a p1 rate against the pei wear rating.
The porcelain enamel institute pei rates ceramic tiles for wear on a scale from 1 to 5.
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The chart below explains the wear rating system.
Pei ratings are only used for glazed ceramic tiles.
As such this tile can be thinner and smoother since safety is not a concern.
Often this is referred to on technical specifications as abrasion resistance durability classification or pei rating.