Ceramic Tile Wear Ratings
The chart below explains the wear rating system.
Ceramic tile wear ratings. As such this tile can be thinner and smoother since safety is not a concern. Builddirect product expert team reply. Thanks for reaching out to us. The porcelain enamel institute pei rates ceramic tiles for wear on a scale from 1 to 5.
The rating system guides appropriate application based on how glaze may wear over time. A pei rating of 1 is for very light traffic areas where. October 24 2016 at 12 33. Often this is referred to on technical specifications as abrasion resistance durability classification or pei rating.
The tiles are rated from a soft 1 or talc to 10. Pei ratings are only used for glazed ceramic tiles. Most of them have a wear rating of 5 but the one we like has a rating of p1. Glazed and unglazed tiles are rated for scratch resistance and hardness via the mohs scratch test.
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 pei rating applies only to glazed tiles. In addition to or instead of the pei rating tiles can be designated as floor or wall tiles based on other criteria.
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. The wear rating explains how easily abrasions may show on glazed tile.