Stone for many let you are not very clear because most of the renovation is with the finished product, generally have not seen the raw material, are processed, after many times, if the renovation needs to choose stone, then you have to understand more,
Stone for many let you are not very clear because most of the renovation is with the finished product, generally have not seen the raw material, are processed, after many times, if the renovation needs to choose stone, then you have to understand more, artificial marble and quartz stone is also considered more common, so what is the difference between artificial marble and quartz stone? How to distinguish between artificial marble and quartz stone?
The Difference between Artificial Marble and Quartz Stone
Production process.
Artificial marble is an artificial stone made of unsaturated polyester resin as a binder, with natural marble or calcite, dolomite, silica sand, glass powder, and other inorganic powder, as well as the appropriate amount of curing agent, flame retardant, color, etc., by mixing ingredients, casting, vacuum and other methods of molding and curing.
Quartz stone sheet is made of more than 93% quartz sand and unsaturated polyester resin and other bonding materials, which is cured by ingredient mixing, vacuum, and high-pressure high vibration, and kiln heating.
Practicality.
artificial marble splicing seamless, better toughness, versatile modeling, diverse colors, soft colors, problems are easy to repair. After using too long, re-polished and can be shiny as new. But the hardness of poor load-bearing deformation degree and resistance to hard objects scratch performance is slightly inferior. artificial marble high-temperature resistance to about 90 degrees, but not long contact with overheated objects.
Quartz stone hardness can be high-temperature resistance, scratch resistance, anti-penetration, resistance to deformation, high gloss. But shaped shape is not easy to process, do complex shape is difficult, bump chipped corner difficult to repair, can not do seamless seams.
Price: Quartz stone is generally more expensive than artificial marble.
1, quartz stone relative to post stone, processing equipment is more expensive, manufacturers are relatively less, the factory price is higher. 2, a better quartz stone, basically in the field, the product chain is supply manufacturers --> regional agents --> cabinet factory --> end customers, and artificial stone is: supply manufacturers --> cabinet factory --> end customers, quartz stone more a link, the price will be more expensive. 3, for New things or relative to the post stone, is not so "old", the price is not too transparent, many businesses to customers will be higher prices.
Aesthetics: quartz stone is slightly inferior.
1, the countertop after the water barrier, artificial marble can do rounded transition; and quartz stone because the site to do after the water barrier, is direct with quartz stone special glue bonded in the countertop against the wall part.
2, seam: artificial marble can be seamless; quartz stone will have a vague line, completely seamless now is very difficult. General quartz stone in the seam, wash the interface with Tanner water, the effect will be better.
3, the front water can be very close to the effect of artificial marble, only slightly inferior in terms of curvature.
4, relatively speaking, artificial marble polishing is easier, the effect is also better. Just in the use of the persistence of time will not be too long.
Installation: the stone is faster, quartz stone dust relatively less.
Now the installation of quartz stone countertops is to give the master extra allowance. Because quartz stone is really too heavy, to the site to connect the backstop water, grinding edge, open the stove hole, etc., take a little longer.
Analysis of the plate surface.
Quartz stone generally has transparent or translucent particles, this is due to the main component of quartz stone is quartz crystal.
And artificial marble is mostly opaque particles, its main material consists of acrylic and natural stone powder.
General quartz stone thickness is about 15 cents, the thickness of the artificial marble is in about 11-12 cents.
Handel.
Quartz stone-cold more like natural stone touch, artificial marble feel warm and delicate similar to the texture of high-grade plastic.
