EN ISO 10545-4:2019 PDF

Ceramic tiles - Part 4: Determination of modulus of rupture and breaking strength (ISO 10545-4:2019)

Title (English):

EN ISO 10545-4:2019

Ceramic tiles - Part 4: Determination of modulus of rupture and breaking strength (ISO 10545-4:2019)

Document status:: Active
Format:: Electronic (PDF)
Number of pages:: 15
Publication date:: March 27, 2019
Edition:: CEN EN 10545 edition 2 version 1
ICS:: 91.100.23

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Description (English):

This document specifies a test method for determining the modulus of rupture and breaking strength of all ceramic tiles. NOTE ISO 13006 provides property requirements for tiles and other useful information on these products.

Technical details

Technical committee: CEN/TC 67 - Ceramic tiles
SKU: EN ISO 10545-4:2019

Abstract

Overview

EN ISO 10545-4:2019 - "Ceramic tiles - Part 4: Determination of modulus of rupture and breaking strength (ISO 10545-4:2019)" is the CEN-adopted international test method for measuring the mechanical flexural performance of ceramic tiles. The standard specifies how to determine the breaking load, breaking strength, and modulus of rupture for all ceramic tiles using a central-load bending test and defines sample selection, test apparatus, procedure and calculation rules.

Key topics and technical requirements

Scope: Applies to all ceramic tiles; provides a laboratory method to quantify flexural resistance.
Test principle: Apply a force at a specified rate to the tile centre (glazed or proper surface uppermost) until fracture; record breaking load and compute breaking strength and modulus of rupture.
Definitions & calculations:
- Breaking load (F): force at fracture (read from pressure gauge).
- Breaking strength (S): breaking load × (span between support rods / specimen width).
- Modulus of rupture (R): breaking strength divided by the square of the tile’s minimum thickness along the broken edge.
Apparatus:
- Drying oven (105 ± 5 °C) or equivalent drying system.
- Recording pressure gauge (accuracy 2.0%).
- Two support rods and one central loading rod covered with rubber (hardness 50 ± 5 IRHD per ISO 48-2); rod diameters, rubber thickness and overlap depend on tile size (see Table 1 in the standard).
Specimens & sampling:
- Requirements differ by work size thickness (≥ 7.5 mm vs

Related standards

Mentioned in the description and other EN standards

Overview

Key topics and technical requirements

Scope: Applies to all ceramic tiles; provides a laboratory method to quantify flexural resistance.
Test principle: Apply a force at a specified rate to the tile centre (glazed or proper surface uppermost) until fracture; record breaking load and compute breaking strength and modulus of rupture.
Definitions & calculations:
- Breaking load (F): force at fracture (read from pressure gauge).
- Breaking strength (S): breaking load × (span between support rods / specimen width).
- Modulus of rupture (R): breaking strength divided by the square of the tile’s minimum thickness along the broken edge.
Apparatus:
- Drying oven (105 ± 5 °C) or equivalent drying system.
- Recording pressure gauge (accuracy 2.0%).
- Two support rods and one central loading rod covered with rubber (hardness 50 ± 5 IRHD per ISO 48-2); rod diameters, rubber thickness and overlap depend on tile size (see Table 1 in the standard).
Specimens & sampling:
- Requirements differ by work size thickness (≥ 7.5 mm vs

EN ISO 10545-4:2019 PDF

Technical details

Abstract

Overview

Key topics and technical requirements

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Overview

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