| Test for | Standard Procedure |
| Porosity | [33] |
| Water Absorption (24 hrs immersion) | [33] [34] |
| Water absorption (5 hrs boiling) | [33] |
| Saturation Coefficient | [35] |
| Initial Suction Rate | [35] |
| Linear Shrinkage | [36] |
| Bulk Density | [33] |
| Compressive Strength | [37] |
| Flexural Strength | [38] |
| Wear rate | [39] [40] |
| Thermal Conductivity | [41] |
| Efflorescence | [42] |
| Weight loss | [35] |
| Volumetric shrinkage | [35] |
| Water absorption capacity coefficient | [43] |
| Acid resistance test (% weight loss) | [44] |