2 minutes to take you to understand the history of the development of ceramic tile glue!

2023-11-22 14:12:59



With the progress of civilization and the development of the times, people have higher and higher requirements for architectural decoration. Correspondingly, as the construction of paving materials, but also constantly updated. From the traditional cement mortar, dry mixed mortar, to now become the world's architectural decoration in the field of the trend and development trend of tile glue.

So when did the ceramic tile glue start? What kind of evolution process? Why can it become the inevitable substitute of cement mortar? Let's learn about it!

 

# Cement mortar period

In 1824, the British Apudine invented the cement, so that the building materials have undergone tremendous changes. Since then, the main cementitious material of the bonding material has been gradually upgraded to cement, which has become an indispensable material in the construction industry, and is also one of the main components of the tile glue developed later.

 

 

Before the 1960 s, European mortar, without exception, was mixed at the construction site, that is, cement as the main cementitious material, raw materials such as cementitious materials (cement, lime, gypsum) and sand transported to the construction site, and then mixed in small batches by hand.

 

 

# Dry-mixed mortar period

Increasing wage costs and wage additional costs make manual construction unaffordable, with high speed and as little labor input as possible as the goal. In order to match the pace of machine construction, people urgently need to find new construction materials.

 

 

In 1893, dry mix mortar came out in Europe, so that the traditional cement mortar construction has been upgraded. Before the emergence of dry-mixed mortar, Europe has already completed a large number of modern buildings, people clearly know what kind of materials are needed, what characteristics the materials should have and what functions they should achieve, and the quality standards for manual construction of mixed mortar on site have also been developed. mature.

 

 

The emergence of dry-mixed mortar makes the bonding material more professional and convenient. The dry-mixed mortar produced by professional manufacturers is made of cement, fine aggregate treated by drying and screening, mineral admixture, reinforcing material and admixture in a certain proportion.

# Tile glue starting period

 

The earliest ceramic tile glue originated in Europe. In the 1920 s, WACKER, a German chemical material supplier, began to produce vinyl acetate. Two years later, it began to produce polyvinyl acetate, and on this basis, it successfully developed VINNAPAS in the following years.®Wei Naishi®The product range covers binders for the construction industry, plastics, paper and textile fabrics. Since then, many domestic and foreign ceramic tile adhesive production have borrowed its technology.

 

After World War II, new synthetic polymers were widely used. This kind of polymer is developed from the petroleum industry, and then used in ceramic tile, mosaic adhesive. The development of modern synthetic polymer adhesives has supported tile adhesive manufacturers to develop and produce products with efficient construction performance.

 

 

 

In 1936, the ceramic tile fixing adhesive began to be sold and used in the UK. In the early 1950 s, the ARDURIT1605 developed by ARDEX was officially put on the ceramic tile adhesive market. The adhesive is composed of cement and filler with special grade casein.
In 1958, WACKER successfully developed a Vinnaps redispersible latex powder suitable for construction sites, making the tile adhesive, one of the dry powder mortar, officially available.

The early tile glue thickness is thinner than the traditional mortar cushion. However, because its composition is mostly natural resin, it is affected by poor moisture resistance, and the installation effect is not very satisfactory. Some tile glue products were used until the 1970 s, until the advent of more advanced and reliable new tile glue was replaced.

 

# Ceramic tile adhesive development period

 
With the gradual development of ceramic tile glue in Europe, European countries began to formulate relevant standards, such as BS5980 in the United Kingdom, DIN1815 in Germany, EU EN12004, etc., ceramic tile glue manufacturers began to produce in accordance with these national standards, but also gradually popularize the entire European market, access to a wide range of applications.

In the 1990 s, tile glue began to be introduced into China. With the continuous progress of chemical materials and technological upgrading, tile adhesive manufacturers adjust the composition of tile adhesive, such as new polymers and emulsions, to make tile adhesive more environmentally friendly and better performance.

 

 

Especially in recent years, with the continuous introduction of ceramic new fabrics, thin layer, low water absorption and other characteristics make the traditional cement mortar paving can not penetrate into the fabric holes, resulting in the emergence of brick, etc., has been unable to apply to the emerging fabric paving, better quality, suitable for different fabrics of tile adhesive formula came into being.

 

 

As a new material with high bonding strength, water resistance, environmental protection and aging resistance, tile adhesive is convenient to construct and is not easy to fall off. It will become a good material to replace cement mortar.