About the product
We all have a duty to help to safeguard resources and nature.
The environment is not an abstract concept; it is a living reality, which we must protect with responsibility.
This is one of the concepts underlying Impronta’s commitment to sustainable development of the environment.
It is from these considerations that Sands is born.
Sands, the major Impronta Ceramiche project for environmental sustainability, has obtained Bureau Veritas certification that it consists of 45% pre/post consumer recycled materials.
Sands
Technical features
| Physical properties | Testing Method | Required standards | Product Value |
| Sizes | EN ISO 10545-2 | Length and Width ±0.6% Thickness ±5% Linearity ±0.5% Wedging ±0.6% Warpage ±0.5% Appearance: percentage of acceptable tiles per lot. |
Conforming |
| Water absorption | EN ISO 10545-3 | E ≤ 0,5% | E ≤ 0,1% Average |
| Bending strength | EN ISO 10545-4 | Sp. >= 7,5 mm: min 1300 N | Conforming |
| Scratch resistance | EN ISO 10545-6 | 175 mm3 max. | < 150 mm3 Average |
| Thermal expansion coefficient | EN ISO 10545-8 | Testing method available | 6,2 MK-1 |
| Thermal shock resistance | EN ISO 10545-9 | Testing method available | Resistant |
| Frost resistance | EN ISO 10545-12 | Required | Resistant |
| Resistance to low concentrations of acids and alkalis | EN ISO 10545-13 | See manufacturer’s declaration | ULA |
| Resistance to staining of glazed tiles | EN ISO 10545-14 | Testing method available | 4/5 |
| Friction Coefficient | ASTM C 1028 | If needed | Dry > 0,70 Wet > 0,60 |
Colors
 IMPSNO168 White |  IMPSNO268 Thar |  IMPSNO368 Ica |  IMPSNO468 Sahara |  IMPSNO568 Gobi |
 IMPSNO668 Oman |
