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Nov
06
2015

Parsing quartz stone and artificial stone

When businesses in the presentation cabinets, will say countertops are quartz stone countertops or artificial stone countertops, how good. What is the difference between the two does, consumers no understanding. In fact, quartz stone are also artificial stone, artificial stone is a large category, are made by man-made stone equipment. But people accustomed to turn ordinary calcium plate or aluminum plate, composite acrylic and other stone called artificial stone, and divide the quartz stone.
 
In general artificial stone, there are five categories, the general board, Crystal Jade plate, aluminum plate, composite acrylic plate acrylic plate, pure acrylic plate and quartz slate. The home improvement stone countertops generally include two kinds of artificial stone and natural stone, because of natural stone contains mineral heavy metal radiation, so it best in open indoor or outdoor applications, such as hotel、lobbies、bank  or square.
 
Artificial stone can be divided into artificial acrylic stone and artificial quartz stone, of course, there are some new stone, But the basic is a small group,  each different from the name of the business is not good classification
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Acrylic stone and quartz stone is no good or bad, components constitute different, relatively large differences in characteristics, so in the purchase, to know their value countertops compare what features to acrylic or quartz choice.
 
Acrylic stone as the main current cabinet market tops timber,processing attractive appearance, The main arc after retaining and absolutely seamless also shaped processing, which are quartz can not be achieved; in addition, Acrylic stone relatively ductile quartz stone better, especially pure acrylic optimum.
 
Advantages are: seamless splicing, shape changing, diverse pastel colors, the problem is easy to fix. After the time is too long, it can be re-polished bright as new.
 
Disadvantages are: hardness somewhat less and quartz, as a rough objects rubbing on the table, easily damaged countertops brightness. Composite acrylic temperature to about 90 degrees, pure acrylic high temperature of 120 degrees, but not prolonged exposure to hot objects.
 
Quartz stone hardness and wear resistance are more superior to acrylic stone, heat better, but definitely not so bad, either acrylic stone or quartz, are not able to hot pot directly on the countertop, thermal expansion and contraction will lead to changes in the molecular structure of local. Whether quartz or acrylic stone, if you do not use pot holders, hot objects placed directly on the table, the course of time, contact with hot object plane will differ from the other parts of the bright part of the mesa.
 
Advantages: the more artificial stone high temperature resistance and resistance  scratch.
 
Disadvantages are: single shape, can not do complex shapes, problems and bump difficult to repair. Because of the high quartz hardness and density, it can not be seamless, not easy to do complex modeling.
 
Whether acrylic stone or quartz stone, material composition determines the quality, not better than the artificial stone quartz stone, the same stone as acrylic, quartz stone market is good and bad, users choose the stone, as many manufacturers and compare product ingredients. 

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