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Detailed Introduction for Quartz Countertop
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From: Date:8/18/2017
The main ingredient of quartz countertop, and the glittery part is the glass cullet added in the quartz. The main advantages for quartz countertop are wear resistance, scratch proof and good heat resistance ability, so it can use as the tile for large-scale floor and wall and many kinds of kitchen countertop with quite long durability.
Scratch resistance.There are more than 94% quartz in the quartz stone, and the quartz crystal is the only natural mineral with less hardness than the diamond in the natural world. The quartz surface hardness can reach to more than 7.5 Moh¡¯s hardness, and much harder than the knife, turner and other kitchen hardware, so the quartz countertop have high scratch resistance.
Stain resistance. Quartz stone is made of high quality and porous composite material under the vacuous condition, so the quartz stone has quite excellent corrosion resistance for the acid and alkali in the kitchen. What is more, the daily used liquid material will not penetrate into the quartz inside, for the liquid stayed on the surface for long time, just need to use the water or detergent with the clean cloth to clean it, if necessary, you can use the knife blade to scratch the retentate on the surface.
Durability. The bright and beautiful quartz surface produce by more than 30 times complicated polishing and dealing technology. So it will not scratched by the knife and turner, and the liquid will not penetrate into it, what is more, it will not have the yellowing and discoloration problems.For quartz cleaning just need the clean water to wash as the daily cleaning, very convenient and easy. Even after long time use, the surface will still keep bright and beautiful as the newly installed countertop, and not need special maintenance.
Hard to burn. The natural quartz crystal is the traditional fire resistant material, and its melting point reaches to more than 1300 degree. The quartz stone is made by 94% nature quartz, so it is complete flame resistance, and will not cause the burning due to touching high temperature objects, even the artificial stone countertop has not so strong high temperature resistance feature.
Nontoxic and radiaitionless. The quartz has smooth and flat surface, and the imporous material structure makes the bacteria has no space to hide. So it widely use as the countertop in the kitchen, and you can put the food directly on the quartz surface without worries, because it is quite safe and imporous.