Advantages and disadvantages of artificial stone
Post Date: 12 May 2010 Viewed: 5695
Artificial stone is the mineral-filled polymer composites made by natural mineral powder, performance resins and natural pigment through vacuum casting or compression molding. It can is widely used in public buildings such as hotel, restaurant, bank, hospital, exhibition, laboratory and home decoration like kitchen countertop, vanity top, wall, table. It does not have radioactive pollution. It is reusable, eco-friendly, new green interior decoration material.
Advantages of artificial stone:
1. Easy to clean. Stains can be cleaned up by soap or cleaner.
2. Anti-dirt. The possibility of liquid permeation is litter. Stains can be removed such as ink, sauce.
3. Impact resistance. Compared to stone or polymer, its anti-crack ability is stronger. Tiny scratch can be removed by sand paper.
4. Heat resistance. Higher heat resistance than general facing materials. But we suggest don’t put hot things on it directly, please use pot holder.
5. Fire resistance. One kind of fire resistance material.
6. Food standard. It can have frequentative contact with food.
7. Health. It has no hole, mildew, germ and other microorganisms can't be existed.
8. Repairability. If serious damage, you can through polish to make it renew long term use.
9. Nontoxicity. It does not give off any gas in room temperature.
10. Strong plasticity. Scarcely any limitation on design. Infinite originality, infinite performance.
Usable range of artificial stone:
Home decoration, public building
Kitchen countertop, reception desk
Vanity top, clerk counter (bank, hotel, bar, etc.)
Wall around bathtub, column, square column
Dining table, tea table, signboard
Windowsill, door pocket, banister, border
Bath foundation, craftwork
Folding screen, working top for hospital, laboratory
TV cabinet top, food service top
Special announcement: just high quality products have above advantages. Inferior products don't have.
Disadvantages of artificial stone: unique tone, lacking of sense of reality. In cold winter, the artificial stone countertop will also cold. The price of artificial stone is higher than natural stone.