Project Description
Technological tests
Contact person: Pietro Bruzzi – bruzzi@centroceramico.it – Mobile: +39 340 6885491
Concrete paving blocks
- Dimensions EN 1338 – Annex C
- Determination of total water absorption EN 1338 – Annex E
- Measurement of bending strength and breaking load EN 1338 – Annex F
- Measurement of abrasion resistance EN 1338 – Annex G
- Determination of unpolished slip resistance EN 1338 – Annex I
- Visual aspect EN 1338 – Annex J
Concrete paving flags
- Dimensions EN 1339 – Annex C
- Determination of total water absorption EN 1339 – Annex E
- Measurement of bending strength and breaking load EN 1339 – Annex F
- Measurement of abrasion resistance EN 1339 – Annex G
- Determination of unpolished slip resistance EN 1339 – Annex I
- Visual aspect EN 1339 – Annex J
Chemical, physical, mechanical characterisation
Contact person: Andrea Bernasconi – bernasconi@centroceramico.it – Mobile: +39 345 8410333
CEMENT
Chemical determinations
- Sample attack
- Single chemical determination
- Sulphates – gravimetric determination
CONCRETE
Chemical characteristics
- Sample attack
- Single chemical determination
- Sulphates – gravimetric determination
- Total sulphur
- Organic substances
- pH of the mix
- Determination of the Portland-cement content of hardened hydraulic-cement concrete – ASTM C 1084-10
Surface texture characterisation; colour measurements
Contact person: Barbara Mazzanti – mazzanti@centroceramico.it – Mobile: +39 340 9631182
Colour measurements
- Colour coordinates
Surface roughness and texture
- Surface roughness measurement; determination of the parameters EN ISO 4287
- 3D surface profile and/or imaging
- Surface mapping
- Data processing and 3D images of the surface
Mineralogical and microstructural characterisation, functional performance (thermal conductivity, photocatalysis, antibacterial, …)
Contact persons:
- Barbara Mazzanti – mazzanti@centroceramico.it – Mobile: +39 340 9631182
- Giovanni Ridolfi – ridolfi@centroceramico.it – Mobile +39 345 9317030
XRD analysis
- XRD analysis (with or without interpretation)
- Quantitative XRD
Microscopic analysis
- SEM observation
- EDS Microanalysis
- Stereomicroscope observation
- Optical microscope observation
- Images
- Quantitative microscopic analysis (porosity and pore/grain size distribution, etc.
Thermal conductivity (direct or indirect measurement from thermal diffusivity and specific heat)
Photocatalysis and resistance to mould, bacteria; cleanability and durability
- Photocatalysis tests (internal protocol, ISO 10678, ISO 22197, …)
- Antibacterial tests for photocatalytic surfaces (internal protocol, ISO 27447, …) and non-photocatalytic surfaces (internal protocol, ISO 22196, …)
- Determination of the resistance to mould colonisation for photocatalytic and non-catalytic surfaces (internal protocol, BS 5980)
- Durability tests for surface treatments/finishes/functionalisation
- Cleanability tests for photocatalitic or non-photocatalytic surfaces for internal or external environments (internal protocol, ISO 27448)
Thermal analysis, wettability, density
Contact person: Giovanni Ridolfi – ridolfi@centroceramico.it – Mobile: +39 345 9317030
Thermal analysis
- Heating microscope
- DTA up to 1200 °C
- DTA up to 1200 °C and back
- DTA up to 1500 °C
- DTA up to 1500 °C and back
- TG
- TG + DTA and back
- TG + DTA
Determination of contact angle
Density
- Determination of the density by helium pycnometer
Dilatometry
- Thermo dilatometric analysis (green), heating up to 1000 °C and cooling
- Coefficient of linear thermal expansion ASTM E 228
Mercury porosimetry