New ARGELITE

-Horizontal-System


For decades, ARGETON is standing for high-quality terracotta faade tiles that are used
on both architecturally sophisticated buildings and renovations with great success.

In addition to the well-known double skin tiles, ARGELITE faade tiles represent a thinner
and lighter option with an easier and time saving installation method for both, new erected
buildings as well as renovation issues, also on single family houses.

A joint research programme with Wienerberger France brought out the new
ARGELITE-H-System, which has been firstly realised successfully in the practice on a
project in Metz (France).





































The ARGELITE-H-System substructure consists
of horizontal aluminium carrier rails. EPDM-
distance pieces keep the tiles in position and
guarantee a 4mm vertical joint.

The tiles can be installed into the carrier rails
in a very easy way, whereas aluminium clips
or joint profiles are not necessary for this
system.

ARGELITE tiles are available in
lengths up to 800mm,
for heights of 200, 250 or 300mm
in all natural colours and glazed
surfaces.





Advantages of the system at a glance:

- For renovations, thermal retrofitting and new
buildings, also for single family houses

- Time and cost saving installation

- Tiles can be cut horizontally or vertically,
direct on the building site which allows
high variability

- The faade can be installed from top to
bottom and vice versa to avoid damages
during the construction time enabling
great flexibility

- Due to the geometry of the tiles no special
bottom or top aluminium rails are needed

- Particularly suitable for renovations
because of the low weight system of approx.
31 kg/m

- Installations of building corners or
windows are much easier than for example
with an aluminium hook rail

- For all current insulation sizes
(0cm 30cm)

- Minimized heat bridges
due to thermal separations

- Low-energy houses and passive houses
are realisable

First project realised with the new
ARGELITE-Horizontal-System:

Office building in Metz, France
May, 2011




Technical Data - ARGELITE


sizes length: max. l = 800 mm (centre to centre distance)
tolerance 1,0 mm

height: 200 / 250 / 300 mm (centre to centre distance)
tolerance 2,0 mm

thickness: 24 mm
tolerance 1,0 mm

constancy of
the form: wingity: 0,25 % of the diagonal
(DIN EN 1304) camber: 0,25 % of the length/heigh
evenness: 0,25 % of the length
0,70 % of the height
Angularity: height 300 mm 1,0 mm


weight (dry): ca. 30 kg/m

body density: 2,0 g/cm

breaking load: average value 1,5 kN / minimum value 1,2 kN
(DIN EN 1304)

bending tensile 12-20 N/mm
strength:

water absorption: 9,0 %
(DIN EN 539-2) according to test reports of Bautest Dresden GmbH (formerly MPA
Dresden) between 3 and 8 %.

frost resistance: according to DIN EN 539-2
(DIN EN 539-2)

linear thermal < 0.4 mm referring to a length of 1000mm
expansion:
(EN ISO 10545-8)


moisture expansion: = 0,03% (according to test reports of Bautest Dresden GmbH)
(DIN EN 10545-10)


acid-resistance: proven (according to test reports of Bautest Dresden GmbH)
(DIN EN 10545-13)


alkali-resistance: proven (according to test reports of Bautest Dresden GmbH)
(DIN EN 10545-13)






fire protection ceramic tile plates: flammability rating A, incombustible
classification: aluminium substructure: flammability rating A1, incombustible
(DIN 4102)


composition of clay: calcspar
potash
quartz
feldspath
aluminium oxide
ferric oxide
manganese
chromium oxide
platinum



external control: Bautest Dresden GmbH (formerly MPA Dresden); approved testing
laboratory, regulatory agency and certificate authority








06.2012