Kitchen decoration has always been a particularly critical link, and choosing high-quality kitchen countertops can not only make the kitchen beautiful and durable, but also make the cook feel worry-free and effortless in the process of cooking and subsequent cleaning. In recent years, with the popularity of rock slabs, the most mainstream countertop materials in the building materials market are naturally rock slabs, as well as quartz stones, which have always been favored by consumers.
So, which of the two options is better? Today, I will give you a good analysis from five aspects.
First of all, we need to understand the composition of the two materials. Quartz stone is a new type of stone synthesized by more than 1200% quartz crystals plus resin and other trace elements. The rock slab is a new super-large material made of natural raw materials such as natural stone powder and feldspar, pressed by a special process, with the help of a press of more than 0 tons, and then fired at a high temperature of more than 0 °C. Both are man-made panels, but due to the differences in raw materials, production environment and process, the performance of the two is also slightly different.
There are five aspects to consider for a high-quality kitchen countertop, namely: appearance, scratch and wear resistance, stain resistance, high temperature resistance and durability. Therefore, we will analyze the two materials in detail from these five points to see whether it is better to make kitchen countertops, whether it is better to make rock slabs or quartz stones.
From the point of view of appearance, there is no doubt that the rock slab wins between the two. In recent years, rock slabs have been able to become the "sweet and sweet" in the building materials market. The rock slab not only has a rich color, but its texture is also very realistic to the simulation of various natural materials, which will bring people a sense of nobility and elegance.
In contrast, the appearance of quartz countertops is particularly ordinary. The graininess is too heavy, and sometimes it's good to look at the model, but when you really go home and install it, you can look at the overall effect, and it will directly overturn.
So, if you are a person who pays attention to appearance, then rock slab must be the first choice.
In fact, whether it is rock slab or quartz stone, the hardness of both is relatively high, and it is relatively scratch-resistant and wear-resistant. However, if you have to make a comparison, quartz stone will be inferior to rock slabs. The raw material of quartz stone is quartz sand, and its Mohs hardness reaches 6, but because other raw materials are added to make the table, the Mohs hardness of qualified quartz stone countertops (quartz stone content must reach at least 0% or more) is generally about 0-0. If the product you buy has a low quartz content, then the hardness will be lower.
The Mohs hardness of the rock slab countertop is generally around 7-0, and the high-quality ones may be higher. Someone has done experiments to scrape the surface of these two materials with a key and a steel ruler, and the experimental results show that scraping the quartz countertop and rock slab with a key will not leave scratches on the countertop. However, if you use a steel ruler, quartz stone will not be able to withstand rock slabs, and there will be slight scratches, especially on dark quartz countertops, and the scratches will be more obvious. Even so, the scratch and wear resistance of quartz stone is enough, after all, no one will hold a knife and cut vegetables and meat directly on the countertop all day long.
Many friends report that when using quartz countertops, it is easy to bleed. In fact, most of the reasons for this situation are because of the purchase of inferior quartz stone or shoddy granite products. There are many fake quartz stones on the market, and if you are greedy for cheap, it is easy to buy the wrong one. Real quartz countertops are not only scratch-resistant, but also water-permeable. Because the water absorption rate of quartz stone itself is very low, unless it is tea water, it may also bleed, because the tea polyphenols in tea are easily soluble in water and lipids, and the raw material of quartz stone has resin. But as long as you clean it up in time, it's basically fine.
好的岩板在防汙性同樣優秀。因為這種材料是由萬噸壓機壓制而成，其自身結構十分密實，所以具有超強的抗汙和防滲透性。所以，只要材料選得好，基本上都不用擔心它的防汙問題。
Sometimes when we serve food, the tableware will be very hot, and if the countertop cannot withstand the high temperature, it is likely to crack directly. The raw material of quartz stone is a material with a high melting point, and under normal circumstances, even if the bottom of the pot is red-hot and placed on the countertop for a short time, there will be no traces. However, if you buy inferior quartz stone, it is not only easy to deform and crack, but also has the risk of excessive heavy metals.
As for the high temperature resistance of rock slabs, it is needless to say. Rock slabs are originally fired at a high temperature of 1600~0 degrees Celsius, and there is no need to worry about deformation, discoloration or even cracking in direct contact with high-temperature objects.
There are a lot of rock slabs in front of it, but I have to say that it has a fatal weakness, that is, it is brittle. Many friends around me have suffered losses, such as the purchased slate dining table, which was directly broken into two halves during the handling process. So if you want to use a rock slab countertop, you need to add a backing board. In the future, we should also pay attention to it, because sometimes when it is hit by an external force, it is likely to collapse a corner. Some people even said that the glass spice bottle was poured, and the desktop was directly knocked out of a hole. So in terms of durability, quartz will be better.
Overall, both quartz countertops and slate countertops have their own advantages. The former is cost-effective, but it is easy to buy inferior products. The latter has good performance in all aspects, and has high appearance, but the price is expensive, and it is necessary to be more careful in use, so as not to make the countertop too stressed, and not to cut large bones, so as not to break the rock slab. Now, do you know how to choose?