Difference between ceramic and vitrified tile

Tiles improve the magnificence of floors and dividers. Different alternatives are accessible in the business sector and they regularly confound the client while making a determination. Sorts of tiles have their own arrangement of favorable circumstances and drawbacks and along these lines, it has a tendency to be truly baffling at times to finish up something in the wake of making the examination. Vitrified and artistic tiles are frequently thought about, as they both are generally utilized, and along these lines this article is expressing the contrasts between these two sorts of tiles.

Vitrified Tiles have the name from vitrify which implies the way toward making a glass or something like a glass. The tiles that are made utilizing the strategy for vitrification fall in the classification of vitrified tiles. This tile is known for its ability to ingest water furthermore to be stain safe.

The reason is the way in which they are both made. While ceramic tiles are made of clay and mixed with water, vitrified tiles are made of clay mixed with quartz and feldspar. These elements make vitrified tiles more stronger than ceramic tiles and less water absorptive which makes them better for outdoor use. Vitrified tiles are resistant to water, acids and other stains as compared to marble or granite.

Both the tiles are glazed and can be used for decorative purposes. Both come in wide variety of colours and sizes. But while vitrified tiles need not be glazed and can have a rough look, ceramic tiles always have to be glazed for protection.

	Vitrified Tiles	Ceramic Tiles
Composition	Clay with silica, quartz and feldspar	Earthen clay
Texture	Smooth and glossy	Comparatively rough and external glaze is applied for the glossy look
Strength	Stronger	Comparatively weaker
Installation	With or without grout joint	With grout joint
Water absorption	Less	More
Characteristics	High resistance to stains, low water absorption rate	Low resistance to stains, high water absorption rate
Installation	Comparatively difficult	Easy to fix
Costing	Comparatively expensive	Comparatively low-priced
Life	Comparatively less Comparatively more	Comparatively more(after coating with glazes) Comparatively less(without coating with glazes)
Look	Artificial	Natural

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