Gres porcelanico: aplicaciones arquitectonicas, procesado ypropiedades fisico - mecanicas [Porcelainized stoneware: architectural, processing and physico-mechanical properties]

Porcelainized stoneware is an extremely hard and homogeneous unglazed ceramic material obtained by fast-firing of kaolinitic ceramic bodies containing a large amount of fluxes. The obtained tiles, available in a large variety of colours, shape size and surface finish, are characterized by very low porosity (<0.3wt% expressed as wafer absorption) and are ideal for heavy-traffic areas subject to mechanical and chemical stresses. Porcelainized stoneware tiles offer alternative valid (and in many cases necessary) solutions to the traditional glazed tiles either for interiors or for exteriors both in modem or classic constructions for flooring and covering.