wear ratings Beaumont Tiles uses a Wear Rating of 0 – 5 to measure wear resistance of glazed porcelain tiles. Wear Rating 0 1 2 3 4 5
Suitable For (examples only) Not recommended for use on floors. Bathrooms, bedrooms: private homes that are walked on with soft soled shoes or bare feet without abrasive dirt. Living areas: General residential areas where soft soled or normal footwear is worn and with an occasional small amount of abrasive dirt. Kitchens, hallways, balconies: All residential and light commercial areas where normal footwear is worn and with a small amount of abrasive dirt. Entrances, commercial kitchens, restaurants: Any areas with regular traffic and some abrasive dirt where conditions are more severe than 3 above. Public areas, shopping centres, airports: In severe pedestrian traffic over sustained period with some abrasive dirt.
slip ratings Beaumont Tiles uses the Pendulum Test and the Oil-Wet Ramp Test to measure slip resistance in accordance with Australian Standard AS4663.
PENDULUM TEST (P0 – P5) The Pendulum Test measures the frictional resistance between a rubber slider mounted on a pendulum arm and a wet tile, mimicking a shoe heel striking a wet tile. Pendulum Classification P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Suitable For (examples only) Lift lobbies above entry level Shopping centre – food court External colonnade and walkway External ramps
OIL-WET RAMP TEST (R9 – R13) The Oil-Wet Ramp Test involves laying the tiles on a ramp and applying lubricating oil to them. Testers walk on the inclined tiles to determine the angle at which they become unsafe for testing. This angle is used to determine the degree of slip resistance. Slip Resistance R9 R10 R11
Corrected Mean Overall Acceptance Angle (Degrees) 6-10 10-19 19-27
R12 R13
27-35 Over 35
Suitable For (examples only) Entry foyers – dry Entry foyers – wet External ramps (suitable for most locations) Suitable for most locations Suitable for most locations