What is the Difference Between Quartz Stone and Granite as Die-Cast Artificial Stone?

May. 18, 2020

As an Artificial Quartz Stone Supplier, share with you. Stone has a long history of use in building decoration in China. Because stone is easy to obtain in the early days, and it is durable, beautiful, gorgeous and noble, it has been widely used in construction and has been used to this day. As people's awareness of natural environmental protection continues to increase, and the country's control, resulting in insufficient supply of the stone market. The appearance of artificial stone products is very good to make up. At present, the artificial stone of manufacturers on the market includes acrylic, quartz stone and granite. The most confusing people are quartz stone and granite.

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Quartz stone is also called synthetic stone and reclaimed stone. Because of the composition of quartz in the plate is up to 93%, it is called quartz stone by quartz stone manufacturers. All production materials of quartz stone use environmentally friendly raw materials, so quartz stone is also called indoor green environmental protection decorative stone, and the price of quartz stone is higher than other stones.

Gang stone, also known as engineering stone, is also a kind of artificial stone and its appearance are very similar to artificial quartz stone. However, the filling of the granite is natural crushed stone, that is, the crushed stone material is reused, and it is used in outdoor engineering decoration, and the price is relatively cheap.

Quartz stone is die-cast from 93% quartz and 7% resin, and the hardness is up to 7 on the Mohs scale, while granite is made from marble powder (crushed stone) and resin, so the hardness is generally only Mohs Hardness 4-6. Quartz stone can be reused, because the internal material of quartz stone is evenly distributed, so it is basically the same regardless of the front and back, and the granite cannot be reused because its positive effect is specially made Once damaged, it can no longer be used. Moreover, each piece of quartz stone is die-casted, and the granite is die-casted as a whole before cutting.

Each product has its existing value, and its performance will be different, so you should choose according to your application field and requirements. Our company also has Carrara Marble Countertops for sale, please contact us.