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How to Choose the Right Porcelain Tile for Your Flooring Project ?

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Porcelain tiles are among the most flexible, long-lasting, and visually attractive choices available for flooring. Choosing the right porcelain tile will make all the difference whether you are redesigning your house, modernizing your kitchen, or designing a luxurious bathroom. World of Stones USA provides a premium choice of porcelain floor tiles , porcelain cladding , and even porcelain worktops to suit every design need but with multiple options like kitchen porcelain tiles, outdoor porcelain tiles , white porcelain tiles and more. How do you select the perfect one for your project? In this Blog, We will cover all you should know about choosing the ideal porcelain tile flooring from material qualities to maintenance Tips.  What Are Porcelain Tiles ? Made from refined clay and fired at high temperatures, porcelain tiles are a type of ceramic tile . This makes them more durable, less porous, and denser than regular ceramic tiles. They are Very highly resistant...

Porcelain Tiles - A Detailed Guide

What Is Porcelain? According to Wikipedia, Porcelain is a kind of ceramic material. It is highly used in pottery, tiles, and sanitary ware making industries. Pure and glazed white appearance with translucency and room for painting artistic designs permanently on the surfaces have made porcelain a favorite material for glazed and painted pieces of artistic creation. The magic ingredients of Porcelain tiles are – 50% of Feldspar, 30-40% of white clay, 15% of Kaolin, and 15% of quartz, along with other fusible materials. What Is Porcelain Making Process? It is made by heating clay & other materials, including kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 and 1,400 °C (2,200 and 2,600 °F). Porcelain has much lower moisture and higher density than ceramic. For instance, a ceramic tile making material requires 300Kg/cm2, while porcelain bears 500Kg/cm2. Thus, high-temperature & pressure eliminate the formation of pores and cavities in the mass and grant porcelain an unbe...