How to Tell Quartz Stone Countertops

There are many types of materials, such as marble, artificial stone, stainless steel and so on, in which the man-made stone mesa has become the mainstream of modern kitchen because of its convenient shape, variety of colors and so on. Consumers should be known how to distinguish between genuine and fake quartz stone countertops when buy them.

1, With hydrochloric acid and other immersion test. In order to maximize profits, some manufacturers will mix calcium carbonate in the quartz stone raw materials. Calcium carbonate easily reacts with the acid, if you buy , it is easy to change shape. Therefore, when you buy, you can put a sample in a dilute hydrochloric acid or other acidic liquid immersion, if the product contains calcium carbonate, it will react with acid.

2, Test the infiltration property. Quality quartz stone plate surface and the internal structure of the same detailed dense and uniform, so the water with a low rate, strong resistance to penetration; Fake quartz stone have similar appearance , but the internal structure is loose, water absorption, strong permeability. When you buy, you can pour sauce on the quartz stone table to check whether it will be infiltrated, poor quality quartz stone mesa infiltrate color just 1 days, quality is not.

3, With a knife to check the abrasion resistance. The main component of quartz stone mesa is silicon dioxide with highest hardness. quartz stone ,make by Quartz crystal and resin, generally have a quartz content of about 93% on the market. Therefore, the possibility of fracture is very small, and it is more abrasion. False quartz stone content high resin, the surface hardness will be relatively low, it is easy to scratch. You can use the knife on the table and try to make sure.

4, Using fire to check heat resistance. Poor quartz stone resin content is too high, heat resistance will be reduced. Therefore, you can burn the samples, and then see if the above is left behind.