Comparison of Methods for Determining the Water Absorption of Glazed Porcelain Stoneware Ceramic Tiles

This work evaluated the water absorption of glazed porcelain stoneware ceramic tiles using three different methods. Two methods were based on a procedure of boiling in water, specified by standards ISO 10545 and ASTM C373, and the third was the vacuum method proposed by the standard ISO 10545. The t...

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Main Authors: Angela Waterkemper Vieira, Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini, Erlon Mendes, Thauan Gomes, Aline Demarch, Oscar Rubem Klegues Montedo, Elidio Angioletto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2017-11-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392017000800637&tlng=en