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.
Ceramic tile wear ratings.
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Glazed and unglazed tiles are rated for scratch resistance and hardness via the mohs scratch test.
The wear rating explains how easily abrasions may show on glazed tile.
Tile designated for installation on a wall receives no foot traffic and in fact almost no wear of any kind.
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Pei ratings are only used for glazed ceramic tiles.
A pei rating of 1 is for very light traffic areas where.
How does a p1 rate against the pei wear rating.
Often this is referred to on technical specifications as abrasion resistance durability classification or pei rating.
We are looking at different wood look porcelain tiles.
Most of them have a wear rating of 5 but the one we like has a rating of p1.
The pei rating applies only to glazed tiles.
As such this tile can be thinner and smoother since safety is not a concern.
The chart below explains the wear rating system.
The tiles are rated from a soft 1 or talc to 10.
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In addition to or instead of the pei rating tiles can be designated as floor or wall tiles based on other criteria.
The porcelain enamel institute pei rates ceramic tiles for wear on a scale from 1 to 5.