At present, there are four kinds of most common countertop materials in the market: natural stone, artificial stone, quartz stone, and stainless steel. Now let us mainly look at the advantages and disadvantages of natural stone, artificial stone and quartz stone.

1. Natural stone countertops

Natural stone includes a variety of patterns of granite, marble, more commonly used are black and white flowers.

Advantages: The density of natural stone is relatively large, the texture is hard, the scratch resistance is very outstanding, the wear resistance is good, the texture is very beautiful, and the cost is relatively low. The most commonly used price is only a few hundred yuan or so. A kind of economical countertop material. The price of high-grade natural stone countertops is also thousands of yuan.

Disadvantages: 1. Natural stone has pores, easy to accumulate oil stains; 2. Natural stone is short, two pieces can not be integrated when splicing, the gap is easy to breed bacteria; 3. Natural stone density is large, need strong cabinet support; although the texture is hard However, the elasticity is not enough. If there is a heavy blow, cracks will occur, it is difficult to repair, some invisible natural cracks will break when the temperature changes sharply; the natural marble is brittle and cannot make a countertop with a width of more than 1 meter.

special reminder:  

Some materials of natural stone may have radioactivity and emit toxic gas, which does not meet the environmental protection requirements. If there is no special treatment, it may cause harm to the human body. Therefore, it is best to do the radiation test brand when choosing.

2, artificial stone countertops

Artificial stone, also known as polymer solid board, is made of natural ore powder + color masterbatch + acrylic resin glue, which is processed by high temperature and high pressure. It has uniform texture and no pores. It is recognized by the market as the most suitable modern kitchen. Cabinet panel material.

Advantages: Artificial stone is more wear-resistant, acid-resistant, high-temperature resistant, and has strong functions such as impact resistance, compression resistance, flexural resistance and penetration resistance. The processing of deformation, bonding, turning and other parts is unique; the color is rich, the whole shape is formed, and it can be repeatedly polished and refurbished. Therefore, the anti-fouling power is strong, because there is no pore on the surface, oil stains and water stains are not easy to penetrate into it. General stains can be wiped off with a damp cloth or detergent; can be seamlessly bonded at any length, and two adhesives of the same material will be used. After bonding, it is polished and integrated, and there are no traces at the seams.

Disadvantages: Naturalness is obviously insufficient, texture is relatively fake; price is higher.

special reminder : 

Even the seamless artificial stone, because of its different processing technology, the quality is also divided into three or six, etc., so in the selection must pick the brand with better reputation and service guarantee, such as Yucci artificial stone.

3, quartz stone countertops

Quartz stone is actually a material difference between artificial stone and it is also a kind of artificial stone. But because of its unique high performance, its price is higher than the average artificial stone, it is a brand new artificial stone product. It uses natural quartz crystal ore as the main raw material, and adopts imported fully automatic control production technology equipment to make decorative panels under high temperature and high pressure.

Advantages: On the basis of ensuring high hardness, high temperature resistance, acid and alkali resistance, impact resistance and easy cleaning, there is no radioactive element harmful to human body. Ultra-hard and environmentally-friendly composite quartz plate produced by the world's most advanced technology, containing up to 93% natural quartz. It also contains resin, mineral pigments and other additive components. The selected materials are extremely densely formed by toning and vacuum high pressure. The compact composite is made into quartz stone by complex slitting and surface polishing process. The surface of the plate is as hard as granite, the color is as rich as marble, the structure is like glass, anti-corrosion and anti-fouling, and the form after finishing. As perfect as artificial stone. Due to her excellent performance in many aspects, she has become the world's most ideal material for kitchen countertops and boutique wall floors.

Disadvantages: higher price

4, stainless steel countertops

Advantages: Various studies have shown that stainless steel countertops rank first in antibacterial regenerative capacity compared to other countertops. Environmental protection without radiation. Long service life, durable, easy to clean, always bright and new.

Disadvantages: It is not resistant to scratching, you can draw scratches with a hard object. Then it is permanently irreparable. Not beautiful.