Vitrified tile

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Vitrified tile is a

Process

Vitrified tile is made by hydraulic pressing a mixture of

• Soluble salt vitrified tiles are screen printed and polished.
• Double charge vitrified tiles are fed through a press that prints the pattern with a double layer of pigment, 3 to 4 mm thicker than other types of tile. This process does not permit complex patterns but results in a long-wearing tile surface, suitable for heavy traffic commercial projects. The design layer should not be more than 4mm thickness, which may weaken the strength of the tile.
• Full body vitrified tiles have pigment in entire body (thickness) of the tile. This makes chips and scratches less noticeable and make this an ideal choice for high traffic zones, but the process significantly increases the cost.
• Glazed vitrified tiles (GVT) have a
  stone. This is also an expensive process, but the cost is dropping as digital printing
  techniques are introduced