mineral / Clay-Based / Tile
Terracotta rainscreen panel, 30mm thick (30mm)
High-performance terracotta cladding system offering superior thermal mass, weather resistance, and aesthetic versatility for Australian building facades
Atlas code
MIN-CLY-TIL-002
At-a-glance signals
High-performance terracotta cladding system offering superior thermal mass, weather resistance, and aesthetic versatility for Australian building facades
Overview
Executive summary
30mm thick double-skin terracotta rainscreen panel manufactured from natural clay, fired at 1200°C. Provides excellent thermal performance, bushfire resistance, and durability in Australian climate conditions while maintaining natural aesthetics.
Best when…
- Excellent thermal mass (4x better than solid metal)
- Non-combustible (suitable for BAL-FZ applications)
- UV resistant and colour-fast
- Low maintenance (2-3 year cleaning cycle)
- 100% recyclable
- Pressure-equalised rainscreen system
- High impact resistance
- Natural ventilation and moisture management
Top advantages
- 01 Excellent thermal mass (4x better than solid metal)
- 02 Non-combustible (suitable for BAL-FZ applications)
- 03 UV resistant and colour-fast
- 04 Low maintenance (2-3 year cleaning cycle)
- 05 100% recyclable
Top limitations
- 01 Higher initial cost than some alternatives
- 02 Requires specialised fixing systems
- 03 Weight considerations for structural design
- 04 Limited local manufacturing in Australia
- 05 Potential for size variations due to firing process
Technical
Physical ·9
- Density
- 1800 kg/m³
- Specific gravity
- 1.8
- Porosity
- 15 %
- Water absorption
- 4.5 %
- Hardness
- 6.5
- UV resistance
- Excellent // No degradation from UV exposure
- Chemical resistance
- High // Resistant to acids and alkalis
- pH tolerance
- 3-14
- Surface roughness
- 2.5 µm
Mechanical ·7
- Tensile strength
- 8 MPa
- Compressive strength
- 45 MPa
- Flexural strength
- 15 MPa
- Shear strength
- 12 MPa
- Poisson's ratio
- 0.24
- Impact resistance
- Q4 // Highest French impact rating
- Creep resistance
- Negligible // Minimal creep in ceramics
Sustainability & Health
Embodied carbon & energy ·7
- Embodied carbon
- 84 kgCO2e/m² Per m² of terracotta rainscreen panel at 30mm thickness.
- Carbon footprint
- 280
- Embodied energy
- 1260 MJ/kg
- Water footprint
- 450 L/kg
- Recycled content
- 0 %
- Renewable content
- 0 %
- Circular score
- 75
Compliance & Fire
Fire performance ·5
- Combustibility class
- Non-combustible // AS 1530.1
- Fire resistance level
- 120/120/120 // FRL in minutes
- Flame spread index
- 0
- Smoke dev. index
- 0
- Heat release rate
- 0
Cost & Lifecycle
Capex & lead time ·6
- Material cost (range)
- $180-350/m² // AUD - Supply only
- Material cost (per unit)
- $265/m² // AUD - Average supply cost
- Lead time
- 8-16 weeks // Including shipping from overseas
- Lifecycle cost
- $15/m²/year // AUD - Over 50 year life
- Annual maintenance
- $2-5/m² // AUD - Cleaning every 2-3 years
- Market availability
- Moderate // Import required for most products
Service life & durability ·3
- Expected lifespan
- 75+ years // With proper maintenance
- Maintenance interval
- 2-3 years // Cleaning cycle
- Warranty period
- 15 years // Manufacturer warranty
Layer D
Where it's used
Commercial building facades
Multi-residential cladding
Educational facilities
Healthcare buildings
High-rise construction
Bushfire-prone area construction
Heritage building renovations
Rainscreen ventilated facades