1. Raw materials
1.1 Clay
Due to the colloidal nature of its silicate particles, clay develops specific properties in the presence of water, enabling it to be shaped by :
casting (rheological behaviour of aqueous suspensions, cohesion and plasticity of the shards formed);
sizing, stretching, pressing into soft dough (cohesion and plasticity) ;
unidirectional pressing (cohesion of granulated masses with low...
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Standardization
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Ceramic tiles
Basic standards
- Carreaux et dalles céramiques pour sols et murs. Définitions, classification, caractéristiques et marquage. - NF P 61‐101 (EN 87) - 11-91
- Carreaux et dalles céramiques étirés, à faible absorption d'eau E inférieure ou égale à 3 % (groupe A1). -...
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