How are natural marble stones and artificial marble stones different?
What do you know about natural marble and artificial Marble, how they are made, which characteristics make them attractive and what makes them different. Let’s take a look at how to find out how natural marble and artificial marble are different !
1. Natural Marble
Characteristics:
Limestone, dolomite or rock have a high concentration of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) pulled down to the earth’s crust due to geological activities in cracks of the earth’s crust. The pressure and temperature of the earth will be added as soon as they are pulled down, and will transform the calcite particles and combine them together.
This process is called metamorphism, and its duration can be up to thousands of years. Stone is formed as metamorphic stone, also known as natural Marble and is known by other names as marble in Vietnam.
Nature:
With the content of minerals rich in calcite, the composition of natural marble is like limestone, dolomite at the beginning. However, the crystal particles have been compacted together due to the metamorphism process, so it is less porous than the original rock.
The hardness of stone is 3–4 on the Mohs hardness scale. Therefore, it is often considered soft rock.
Natural marble cannot resist acid or acidic foods because of the calcite content in them. Its color and texture will be changed when exposed to acidic substances. The color of Marble stone is extremely rich and varied, ranging from white to black with each color having many different shades, comes from their pattern system.
This is explained by the composition of impurities in the original rock, or due to the surrounding environment when the geological activity takes place. And the colors of these impurities have caused different colors in them. The distribution of these impurities is random, so the probability of having a similarity is extremely small, so you will never find any overlap that exists in natural Marble.
Application:
Today we can catch them everywhere, from outdoor sculptures, exterior walls, floors, decorative features, stairs, kitchen countertops, cabinets and walkways, etc. even in toilet. Their popularity, and their high applicability, make them look like fashion.
In addition, there are many other applications that make you listen to it may be startling, and that will be presented in the following article: Nature of marble and the value of life
2. How are natural marble stones and artificial marble stones different?
Characteristics:
Different from natural stone formed by geological activities, artificial Marble is made by human, withsmall marble debris materials , quartz, sand and stone powder, plastic, colophony, cement , acrylic glue then mix them all together in a predetermined ratio, stirring vigorously under vacuum, then bring them under pressure under high pressure, and finally the product is scheduled, struck balls and slices.
Nature:
+ Variety of color patterns: Because stones created by human hands should be colored stone will be controlled, promising to bring high selective diversity for them, and with this much The kind of colors that natural Marble cannot have will also be created to meet the weak consumer market. However, it is inferior to natural stone in color, grain and texture, resulting in visual effects that are not as natural and attractive as stone.
+ With the ability to resist dirt, mold, stain stronger than natural decorative marble : This is also very easy to understand because artificial stone has fine grain structure that is adhered to by glue so there is no porous structure like stone. However, so that the stains are difficult to attach or penetrate. In addition, artificial stone taking natural stone powder as the main material, is an effective solution for the use of waste materials.
+ Slimmer and lighter than natural stone: This will help the transportation work much simpler, or rather it will contribute to significant cost savings. Also because it is lighter than natural stone, it will reduce the bearing capacity of many applications when used.
+ High homogeneity: To create synchronous designs, natural Marble is difficult to implement, but for artificial stones you will find it as easy as eating a cake because they have a series of samples. The same pattern. This is also double-sided because of the uniformity, so it is difficult to create strange toxicity like natural stone, so depending on the preferences of each person, the choice of which stone will be the first priority.
+ Cost: One important thing that makes artificial stone, can become dominant or the trend in the future is its price is only 1/10 compared to natural stone and no radioactivity. It is now the most ideal green and safe material, meeting the needs of customers in the 21st century.
+ Heat resistance is less than natural stone: Due to being adhered to by glue, when there is a high temperature, there is a risk of burning or melting, so this is also a big minus point of artificial stone.
+ Construction is easier than natural stone: Artificial stone has higher bending, lighter, uniformity than natural stone, so when installing or replacing, it will be much simpler than stone. nature.
Application:
According to different application areas, artificial stone is mainly applied to the following aspects.
Countertops: Tops of single cupboards in the kitchen, dining table surfaces and even furniture can be made of such materials. Natural stone has natural patterns and colors, but does not allow bending, and its curved surface is difficult to handle.
Meanwhile artificial stone has overcome that gap, and can be made into many different models through plastic molding or hot pressing. This will bring more seamlessness and appeal to the project.
Walls and floors: Artificial stone is lighter and thinner, is resistant to corrosion and strong stain resistance. So it can mimic natural stones in models with little color difference and glossiness that gives great overall decorative effects. Because of this, it applies to walls, columns and floors, etc.
Hopefully, after this article, you can somehow distinguish between natural marble and different artificial marble stones. If you are still vague about them, you can refer to the following article:Distinguishing natural and artificial Marble is difficult
