Assessment of the possibility of using the measurement of open time to assess and verify the constancy of performance of cementitious ceramic tile adhesives
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Ceprocim S.A., 6, Blvd. Preciziei, Sector 6, Bucharest, Romania
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Research and Development Center, Atlas sp. z o.o., 2, Kilińskiego St., 91–421 Lodz, Poland
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Izohan sp. z o.o., 2, Łużycka St., 81-963 Gdynia, Poland
Publication date: 2023-01-12
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Jacek Michalak
Research and Development Center, Atlas sp. z o.o., 2, Kilińskiego St., 91–421 Lodz, Poland
Cement Wapno Beton 27(4) 246-254 (2022)
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ABSTRACT
The study analyzed the results of open time measurements of ceramic tile adhesives after not less than 30 minutes, obtained
by 27 laboratories participating in the interlaboratory comparison program. The obtained results were statistically analyzed following
the requirements of ISO 13528 and assessed under the z-score analysis criteria contained in the EN ISO/IEC 17043. 22 out of 24
laboratories that sent the results of the open time measurement confirmed their competencies, obtaining a “satisfactory” result following
the evaluation criteria. The result obtained by one laboratory was classified as “questionable”, and another received the result as
“unsatisfactory”. From the perspective of laboratories participating in interlaboratory comparisons, the obtained results should be
assessed as satisfactory, and thus the laboratories confirm their competence. However, a wide scatter of the results of the open
time measurement should be noted – 22 laboratories, the results of which were classified as “satisfactory”, obtained results from
0.1 N/mm2 to 1.0 N/mm2. Such a wide scatter of the results of open time measurements determined by the adhesion strength indicates
that this method has too little accuracy, and it should not be used in the assessment and verification of constancy of performance
of ceramic tile adhesives.