Porosity and Wear Resistance in Stone Flooring Tiles

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-154

  MacGregor, I D ^a   Chiu, Ka Yin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abrasion; Flooring specifications; Granite; Marble; Mohs' hardness; Natural stone tiles; Porosity; Sorptivity; Taber Abraser; Wear

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345813512     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte12089j     Document Type: Article

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