Currently the mainstream in the market is divided into three man-made
stone countertops: artificial quartz stone
countertop, pure and composite acrylic table acrylic table. According to press the investigation, the three tops, the former sales staff is often referred to as quartz stone countertops, the latter two are often called artificial stone countertops. In the above table, the product performance are quite different.
Many consumers in the choice of the cabinet table, the more like the use of artificial stone, because the ability of its shape, the overall cost cheaper than natural stone. However, artificial stone products on the market the quality of good and bad, consumers are often puzzled. In addition, some consumers ignore the latter part of the artificial stone care and maintenance, not knowing that the life extension of artificial stone countertops are also essential.
Artificial stone countertops, "bully"
Artificial stone countertops crack is found difficult to remedy, the most important is to understand the characteristics of artificial stone, artificial stone countertops to extend the service life, maintenance is the key.
According to report, is currently the mainstream in the market is divided into three man-made stone countertops: artificial quartz stone countertops, pure and composite acrylic table acrylic table. According to press the investigation, the three tops, the former sales staff is often referred to as quartz
Slate countertops, the latter two are often called artificial stone countertops. In the above table, the product performance are quite different.
Sales in the cabinet table for many years, said Zhang Zhiyuan, quartz stone countertops main component is silicon dioxide, the highest hardness of this type of table, so the possibility of a fracture is very small, but also more wear-resistant.
Zhang Zhiyuan acrylic knife in the composite sample scratched several times, the sample had a white scratch. Compared with quartz stone countertops, less wear resistance of acrylic products, acrylic products, especially the compound, "compound from the resin + acrylic + acrylic masterbatch composition, it is far from pure resistant acrylic products mill, "said Zhang Zhiyuan this outspoken.
Decision quality acrylic content
"Artificial stone countertops abrasion, strong factor is that the content of acrylic." EU to send cabinet shop salesman Shilihe Ma indicated that the general content of artificial stone acrylic 40% to 45 % between the most stable, which is the industry known as pure acrylic, it's the most superior overall performance.
Pure acrylic products currently on the market to import brands. Mr Ma also said that "as long as aluminum hydroxide, to ensure the materials used, not mixed with calcium carbonate, we can guarantee the hardness between the pure acrylic products of natural stone and hard wood between the crack is not easy."
Zhang Zhiyuan reminded, in the purchase of artificial composite acrylic stone, you need to carefully consult the vendors for the data, with particular attention to resin content, table manufacturers to reduce production costs, often by increasing the acrylic resin content and lower levels, in which case, the table is not wearable, more importantly, this approach likely to cause aging and yellowing of the table.
■ Diagnosis
Chopping vegetables at the table cracks
Problem Diagnosis: 1, probably because the cabinet table are caused Shouli Bu. When the installation is usually not reinforced table pad section, and vegetable pad location article is not just in part. Therefore, this is more like a vegetable in the air, if the hardness of artificial stone countertops is not high enough, long time it will simply force in the formation of cracks in parts. Many cabinet plant protection measures for the central table is not enough to become a crack spread of the central table of the "disastrous." 2, man-made causes of the possibility of cracks in the smallest cabinet, unless the course was particularly hard on the table chop chop things.
Article pad cracks at the table
Problem Diagnosis: 1, plate material or the pad itself, a problem section, if the relatively poor use of timber, tank seepage or leakage, such cases will certainly pad expansion, this expansion led to the table cracking. 2, the expansion joints in the table is not enough to stay the case, thermal expansion and contraction occurs due to climate reasons, but also easily lead to cracking of the table. 3, the cabinet table below does not pad the entire board, or a cushion pad may be a result of uneven cracking.
Crack between the sink and stove tops
Problem Diagnosis: 1, the opening may cause improper cracking, either sink or stove hole, should be curved around it, after opening, should also be installed around the floor plate in the hole to increase the loading capacity; 2 , in the "L" shaped and "U"-shaped table, if the cabinet installation is not flat, sinking deformation of the late cabinet, easily lead to cracks in the corner of the table.