Powdered Marble as Alternative to Commercial Ceramic Tiles
POWDERED MARBLE AS ALTERNATIVE TO COMMERCIAL CERAMIC TILES
Class Project in English 104
(Technical Writing)
Abstract
This study determined whether powdered marble can be used as substitute to ceramics in the manufacture of commercial tiles. It especially determined and compared the water absorption, crazing resistance, chemical resistance, and breaking strength of 59%-50% and 75%-25% powdered marble tiles, and the commercial ceramic tiles. The Static Group Comparison in a Randomized Complete Block Design with triplicate tiles was employed in achieving the aims of this study.
The 50%-50% powdered marble tiles, the 75%-25% powdered marble tiles, and the commercial ceramic tiles all passed the standards requirements of the Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry for water absorption, crazing resistance, KOH chemical resistance, and breaking strength tests. Only commercial ceramic tiles passed the HCI chemical resistance test. The 50%-50% product tiles exhibited the highest water absorption (34.2%), followed by the 75%-25% product tiles while the commercial ceramic tiles exhibited least (6.3%). Significant differences were observed in the water absorption capacities of the products and the commercial tiles, indicating that although the powdered marble tiles passed the standard requirement, they were still inferior compared the commercial ones. No significant differences were observed in the mean breaking strengths of the 50%-50% product tiles (306.79 N/mm2), 75%-25% product tiles (348.69 N/mm2) and the commercial ceramic tiles (449.94 N/mm2).
I. Introduction
Background of the Study
Marble is naturally abundant on Earth. Because of its distinctive properties, marble is frequently used as construction materials, art paraphernalia and lot more.
Marble contains calcite (CaC03) which is highly regarded for its strength and insolubility in water (Harwood and
Class Project in English 104
(Technical Writing)
Abstract
This study determined whether powdered marble can be used as substitute to ceramics in the manufacture of commercial tiles. It especially determined and compared the water absorption, crazing resistance, chemical resistance, and breaking strength of 59%-50% and 75%-25% powdered marble tiles, and the commercial ceramic tiles. The Static Group Comparison in a Randomized Complete Block Design with triplicate tiles was employed in achieving the aims of this study.
The 50%-50% powdered marble tiles, the 75%-25% powdered marble tiles, and the commercial ceramic tiles all passed the standards requirements of the Bureau of Product Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry for water absorption, crazing resistance, KOH chemical resistance, and breaking strength tests. Only commercial ceramic tiles passed the HCI chemical resistance test. The 50%-50% product tiles exhibited the highest water absorption (34.2%), followed by the 75%-25% product tiles while the commercial ceramic tiles exhibited least (6.3%). Significant differences were observed in the water absorption capacities of the products and the commercial tiles, indicating that although the powdered marble tiles passed the standard requirement, they were still inferior compared the commercial ones. No significant differences were observed in the mean breaking strengths of the 50%-50% product tiles (306.79 N/mm2), 75%-25% product tiles (348.69 N/mm2) and the commercial ceramic tiles (449.94 N/mm2).
I. Introduction
Background of the Study
Marble is naturally abundant on Earth. Because of its distinctive properties, marble is frequently used as construction materials, art paraphernalia and lot more.
Marble contains calcite (CaC03) which is highly regarded for its strength and insolubility in water (Harwood and