Cork floor tile is one of cork products. Cork is the name given to cork oak (Quercus suber L.) bark. Big amount of world cork production is implemented in Portugal. Cork is used in cork floor tile production by reasons of its voice, heat and moisture insulating properties. Definitions and properties of cork floor tiles are stated in TS EN 655 and TS 6090 EN 12104 numbered standards. Production and delivery of cork floor tiles are made according to essentials stated in these standards. Cork floor tiles mentioning as cork parquets in market are manufactured as two different structures as one layered or two layered products. One layered cork floor tile is composed of pressed granule cork panel. Two layered cork floor tile is manufactured by gluing cork (or wood) veneer layer to ground plate stated previously as one layered cork floor tile. Veneer sheet gives appearance excellence and aesthetic to tile. Wear layer can exist on tile surfaces made of polyvinyl chloride or polyvinyl chloride modifications. Tiles can be used after varnishing in case wear layer doesn’t exist on the product. Cork floor tiles obtain perfect heat, voice and moisture isolation. Comfortable ambience exists as a natural consequence of warm feeling while walking on tiles with naked foot. Swelling doesn’t occur in cork floor tiles due to its non- hygroscopic material property. Cork floor tiles are not be inflamed and burned easily. Also they don’t exist poisonous gas and durable to fungus and insects. They can be stated as ideal floor covering materials for child rooms and child game areas due to their antibacterial and antistatic properties.
Journal Section | İç Anadolu’da Ağaçlandırma Çalışmaları |
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Publication Date | January 29, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2014 Volume: 10 Issue: 2 |
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