Sintered Glass
The Sintered Glass tile line is one of the most versatile and earth-friendly mosaic materials offered.
Artaic Sintered Glass tile is a 98% pre-consumer (equivalent to 49% post-consumer) recycled glass product.
The glass used in the creation of the sintered glass are sourced from a window pane factory local to the tile production facility. The glass is cleaned, ground to powder, mixed with color, pressed into the tile shapes, conveyed through a linear kiln that heats the mixture just below melting point and finally cooled back to room temperature. The final two steps are known as the sintering process that results in the tile’s strength and light commercial floor rating.
The durability and wide selection of vibrant colors makes it the perfect choice for commercial applications.
Available Colors
Solid & Opalescent
Specifications
ASTM Performance
| ASTM C-370: Moisture Expansion | Pass-or-fail test | Not Provided | |||
| ASTM C372: Linear Thermal Expansion | Pass-or-fail test | Not Provided | |||
| ASTM C-373: Water Absorption | Impervious | Vitreous | Semi-Vitreous | Non-Vitreous | |
| ≤ 0.5% | 3-0.5% | 3-7% | 7-20% | 0.003% – Impervious | |
| ASTM C-373: Apparent Porosity | Value | Not Provided | |||
| ASTM C-373: Apparent Specific Gravity | Value | Not Provided | |||
| ASTM C-373: Bulk Density | Value | Not Provided | |||
| ASTM C-424: Crazing Resistance | One cycle pass-or-fail test | Pass | |||
| ASTM C-482: Bond Strength | 50 psi (Minimum) | 61 psi Average | |||
| ASTM C-484: Thermal Shock Resistance | Pass-or-fail test that uses staining dyes and approximate 300°F temperatures to induce and identify cracks or other damage | Not Provided | |||
| ASTM C-485: Warpage | Warpage Edge | Value | Not Provided | ||
| Warpage Diagonal | Value | Not Provided | |||
| ASTM C-499: Facial & Thickness Dimensions | Nominal Size | Value | 0.4724″ x 0.4724″ | ||
| Caliber Range | Value | Range: 0.027″ | |||
| Thickness | Value | 0.1575″ | |||
| ASTM C-501: Taber Abraser | Not Provided | ||||
| ASTM C-502: Wedging | Wedging | Value | Not Provided | ||
| ASTM C-609: Measurement of Light Reflectance Value | Class | Not Provided | |||
| V0 | Very uniform, pieces of same shade value are very uniform | ||||
| V1 | Uniform, difference among pieces of same production are minimal | ||||
| V2 | Slight variation, distinguishing differences in texture/pattern within similar colors | ||||
| V3 | Moderate variations – Significant variations in color/texture | ||||
| V4 | Substantial variation, random color/texture differences from tile to tile | ||||
| ASTM C-627: Robinson Floor | Not Provided | ||||
| ASTM C-648: Breaking Strength | Glazed or unglazed mosaic, quarry, or paver tile (Minimum) | Glazed wall tile (Minimum) | |||
| 250 pounds | 90 pounds | 413 lbs Average | |||
| ASTM C-650: Chemical Resistance | Resistance Class | Max. # of affected samples | |||
| A | 0 | A | |||
| B | 1 | ||||
| C | 2 | ||||
| D | 3 | ||||
| E | 4 or more | ||||
| ASTM C-674: Modulus of Rupture | Not Provided | ||||
| ASTM C-895: Lead & Cadmium Extracted from Glazed Ceramic Tile | Not Provided | ||||
| ASTM C-1026: Freeze-Thaw | Number of observed defects | Number of cycles | Pass – No Visible Defects | ||
| 5 | |||||
| 10 | |||||
| 15 | |||||
| ASTM C-1027: Surface Abrasion | Class | ||||
| 0 | Not recommended for floors | ||||
| I | Light residential | ||||
| II | Residential | ||||
| III | Heavy residential/Light commercial | Class III | |||
| IV | Commercial | ||||
| V | Heavy commercial | ||||
| ASTM C-1028: Static Coefficient of Friction | In order to comply with this standard, a floor tile’s CoF must be ≥ 0.60, but 0.5 is considered acceptable for most applications | Dry: 0.79-Excellent | |||
| CoF | Resulting Classification | Clean Dry: 0.88-Excellent | |||
| 0 ≤ to ≤ 0.19 | Hazardous Coeficient of Friction | Wet: 0.47-Satisfactory | |||
| 0.20 ≤ to ≤ 0.39 | Excessive Coeficient of Friction | Clean Wet: 0.49-Satisfactory | |||
| 0.40 ≤ to ≤ 0.74 | Satisfactory Coeficient of Friction | **AVAILABLE IN ANTI-SLIP SURFACE** | |||
| ≥ 0.75 | Excellent Coeficient of Friction | ||||
| ASTM C-1243: Deep Abrasion | Class | Maximum Values | |||
| P1, E1, O1 | 175 | Not Provided | |||
| P2 | 225 | ||||
| E2, O2 | 275 | ||||
| P3 | 345 | ||||
| E3, O3 | 393 | ||||
| E4, O4 | 2365 | ||||
| P4 | No requirement | ||||
| ASTM C-1378: Staining Resistance | Resistance Class | Max. # of samples that retain a stain | |||
| A | 0 | Pass – Class A | |||
| B | 1 | ||||
| C | 2 | ||||
| D | 3 | ||||
| E | 4 or more | ||||
| ASTM G21: Resistance of Synthetic Polymeric to Fungi | Not Provided | ||||
| DIN 51094: Color Resistance to Fading | Resistant | ||||
| Fire Resistance | Not Provided | ||||
