What is the difference between artificial marble and quartz stone ?

The difference between artificial marble stone and artificial quartz stone as below :

1) Raw materials: the main materials of artificial marble are calcium -carbonate type stone powder(The composition contains over 92% natural marble ). For quartz stone, the raw materials are SiO2 type quartz sand. Besides,performance and formation of the resin used for them are different as well.

2) The appearance: For the big grain series, artificial marbles use natural stone asmaterials, so it comes out with better effects than quartz stone when imitates big grainstone series.

3) Performance:high hardness is one of the properties of quartz stone, the surface of quartz stone cannot be scratched even with iron tools. Quartz stone possess higher bending strength and compressive strength than artificial marble. Marble is a relatively soft material which is prone to scratching if use for kitchen countop.

4) Production process:quartz is generally produced sheet by sheet after undergoing vibro compression vacuum process and high-temperature solidification, while artificial marble will be made into a big block first (after undergoing compression and normal temperature solidification process) and then cut into slabs in various thickness.

5) Application: Quartz are most commonly used as kitchen counter tops.Artificial marble are most commonly used as vanity top,wall.Table top.

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