GIANO

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THE GIANO® PANEL IS FINISHED WITH A LAMINAM® PORCELAIN STONEWARE SLAB, MADE BY WET MILLING RAW MATERIALS SUCH AS CLAY AND GRANITIC AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS CONTAINING FELDSPARS AND CERAMIC PIGMENTS.

COMPACTED IN A COMPACTOR USING SPECIAL MOULDS AND SINTERED AT 1200°C WITH HYBRID FIRING.
SQUARE EDGED SINGLE GAUGE.

RESISTANCE TO CHEMICAL ATTACKS

THE EXTERNAL FACING OF GIANO® RESISTS AGAINST ORGANIC AND INORGANIC SOLVENTS, DISINFECTANTS AND DETERGENTS. IT IS EXTREMELY EASY TO CLEAN WITHOUT AFFECTING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SURFACE. THE ONLY PRODUCT CAPABLE OF ATTACKING THIS IS HYDROFLUORIC ACID.

RESISTANCE TO WEAR

THE EXTERNAL FACING OF GIANO® IS RESISTANT TO SCRATCHES AND DEEP ABRASION. THIS MEANS THAT ITS PROPERTIES REMAIN UNALTERED EVEN AFTER EXTENSIVE USE AND FREQUENT CLEANING.

HIGH RESISTANCE TO BENDING

THE EXTERNAL FACING OF GIANO® HAS A HIGH MODULUS OF RUPTURE.

FROST RESISTANCE 

THANKS TO AN AVERAGE WATER ABSORPTION RATE EQUAL TO 0.1%, THE EXTERNAL FACING OF GIANO® IS FROST RESISTANT AND ADAPTS TO ALL CLIMATE CONDITIONS.

FIRE RESISTANCE

THE EXTERNAL FACING OF GIANO® DOES NOT CONTAIN ORGANIC MATERIALS AND IS THEREFORE RESISTANT TO FIRE AND HIGH TEMPERATURES.
IT DOES NOT EMIT SMOKE OR TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN THE EVENT OF FIRE.

CHROMATIC PROPERTIES 

FREE FROM ORGANIC PIGMENTS, THE EXTERNAL FACING OF GIANO® RESISTS THE EFFECTS OF UV RAYS.
COLOURS REMAIN UNALTERED, EVEN WHEN SUBJECTED TO VARIATIONS IN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

ECO-COMPATIBILITY AND RECYCLABILITY 

THE EXTERNAL FACING OF GIANO® IS LAMINATE PORCELAIN, IT DOES NOT RELEASE ELEMENTS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND IT CAN EASILY BE GROUND DOWN AND FULLY RECYCLED IN OTHER PRODUCTION PROCESSES.

GRAFFITI PROOF

THE EXTERNAL FACING OF GIANO® IS THE FIRST GRAFFITI- PROOF CERAMIC SURFACE. IT IS EASY TO CLEAN AND CANNOT BE ATTACKED EVEN BY THE TOUGHEST OF PAINTS. 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 

STANDARD / METHOD 

FINISH/SUPPORT ADHESION PROPERTIES