News - How to choose stone materials for your countertops

Are you worried about which stone to use for your kitchen countertop or dining table? Or you are also troubled by this problem, so we share our past experience, hoping to help you.
1.Natural marble
Noble, elegant, steady, majestic, grandeur, these adjectives can be crowned on marble, which explains why marble is so sought after.
Luxury houses are often paved with a large amount of marble, and marble is like a painting from God, which enhances the texture of the home in one fell swoop, and makes us feel "Wow!" when we enter the door.
However, our focus today is on stone materials suitable for kitchen countertops. Although marble is beautiful, it is a relatively difficult stone to care for because of its natural pores and the characteristics of its own material. In our experience, it must be pay more attention to follow-up maintenance and maintenance when it used on kitchen countertops.

2.Quartzite stone
Both quartzite and marble are metamorphic rocks, meaning they were created under extreme heat and pressure. Quartzite is a sedimentary rock made mostly of quartz sandstone. Individual quartz particles recrystallize as they cool, forming a smooth, glass-like stone that resembles marble. The color of quartzite is usually range from purple, yellow, black, brown, green, and blue.
The most important distinction between quartzite and marble is the stone's hardness. Their relative hardness has a large impact on other qualities like as porosity, durability, and overall effectiveness as a countertop material. Quartzite has a Mohs hardness value of 7, whereas granite has a grade of roughly.
Quartzite is a luxurious stone with a higher price tag than granite, which is more prevalent. Quartzite, on the other hand, is practically worth. It's an incredibly dense stone, and it's been rated as one of the strongest rocks on the planet. You won't have to worry about natural wear and tear over time since this stone withstand anything.

3.Natural granite
Among all stone materials, granite is the stone with the highest hardness, corrosion resistance, stain resistance and heat resistance, and can even be used as the exterior wall of buildings, standing for hundreds of years.
In terms of practicality, granite is unrivaled.
However, things have two sides to him. The disadvantage of granite is that it has less selectivity. Compared with marble and quartz, granite has less color changes and a single color.
In the kitchen, it will be difficult to do it beautifully.

4.Artificial marble
Artificial marble is one of the most common stones for kitchen countertops.The main components of artificial stone are resin and stone powder. Because there are not as many pores on the surface as marble, it has better stain resistance, but due to the low hardness, the most common problem is scratches.
In addition, due to the slightly higher proportion of resin, if the surface is severely scratched, dirty sewage gas will continue to accumulate on the surface, which is likely to cause yellowing over time. Furthermore, because of the resin, the heat resistance is not as good as that of natural stone, and some people think that artificial stone looks a little "fake". However, of all the stones, artificial stone is the most economical choice.

5.Terrazzo stone
Terrazzo stone is a very popular stone in recent years. Because of its colorful colors, it can achieve a very good eye-catching effect in the home space, and it has become a popular choice for designers and young people.
Terrazzo stone is simply made of cement and stone powder, with high hardness, less scratches, and excellent heat resistance.
However, things are two-sided, because the raw material is cement, and terrazzo has a considerable degree of water absorption, so any colored oil and water can easily cause color-eating. The common stains are coffee and black tea. If you want to use it on the kitchen countertop, you must be careful when using it.

6.Artificial quartz stone
Quartz is made of natural quartz crystals and a small amount of resin through high pressure. It is the most recommended stone for kitchen countertops because of its many advantages.
First of all, the hardness of quartz stone is quite high, so it is not easy to be scratched in use, and because of the high content of crystals, the heat resistance is also very good, the surface natural gas pores are few, and the stain resistance is very strong. In addition, because quartz stone is artificially made, there are quite a lot of colors and surface treatments to choose from.
However, quartz stone also has its shortcomings. The first is that the price is relatively expensive and not close to the people. The second is that because of the high hardness, the processing will be more difficult and there will be more restrictions. You must choose a processing factory with sufficient experience. .
More importantly, if you encounter quartz stone products that are much lower than the market price, it may be because of poor quality. Please be careful, and please do not choose quartz stones with a thickness of less than 1.5 cm to save money. It may be broken.

7.Porcelain stone
Porcelain stone is a type of ceramic produced by firing materials at high temperatures in a kiln. While porcelain's composition varies, kaolinite, a clay mineral, is frequently included. Porcelain's plasticity is due to kaolinite, a silicate. Another traditional component that gives porcelain its translucency and hardness is porcelain stone, also known as pottery stone.
Hardness, durability, heat resistance, and color fastness are all characteristics of porcelain. Although porcelain may be used for kitchen countertops, it has significant disadvantages, such as a lack of depth in surface designs. This implies that if a porcelain countertop is scratched, the pattern will be disrupted/damaged, revealing that it is merely surface deep. When compared to more substantial-looking slabs of materials like granite, marble, or quartz, porcelain countertops are also fairly thin.


Post time: Mar-16-2022