1, natural marble
Advantages: rich colors, soft texture, natural and diverse textures, easy to cut or sculpt;
Disadvantages: Because it is naturally formed, the fine loose cracks are easy to break, and because the stone is of porous material structure, it is difficult to clean and easy to break if sewage infiltrates during production, transportation or construction. In daily cleaning, it is inevitable that some residues and dirt will be filled into the cracks with the wiping of rags, which will become a hotbed of bacteria. In the long process of natural stone formation, due to the existence of heavy metals, it will be more or less radioactive and may be harmful to human health.
2. Granite
Advantages: Granite has high density, high hardness and wear resistance, and it is also one of the materials often used in home decoration. Compared with natural marble, granite has better anti-bacterial regeneration ability among the materials that can be used for kitchen countertops.
Disadvantages: The length of natural stone as the material of cabinet countertops is usually not long, so if you want to make a long overall countertop (especially U-shaped and L-shaped countertops), there will definitely be seams, and these seams are also easy to hide dirt.
3. Artificial stone
Advantages: The artificial stone is rich in lines and colors, which can be completely comparable to stone, and it is non-toxic and non-radioactive, easy to clean, and can really realize seamless splicing. Belonging to an economical environment-friendly sanitary material.
Disadvantages: Artificial stone belongs to the processing industry, and the technical requirements are not high. Many inferior products produced by small enterprises flood the market, which harms the interests of consumers. Some middle and low-grade products also have problems such as fading and discoloration, poor aging resistance and oil stains.
4, fire board
Advantages: The density board is used as the base material, and the surface is pasted with fireproof board, which has better impact resistance, wear resistance and scratch resistance.
Disadvantages: Most of the materials used to manufacture fire-proof board countertops in China are low-cost density boards, which can not provide effective guarantee in terms of performance and environmental protection.
Because of the length limitation of fire-proof board and natural stone, it is impossible to realize the whole perfect seamless splicing. These gaps are naturally "hotbeds" of bacterial contamination.
5, stainless steel
Advantages: the progress of processing technology gives this material new beauty, such as surface drawing and embossing treatment, and its appearance is fashionable and avant-garde, which is favored by young urban consumers. Moreover, due to the characteristics of stainless steel materials, the surface is very easy to clean.
Disadvantages: People often use steel balls and other clean sanitation, and other metal sharp tools or ceramic utensils will also add many scars to their fashionable appearance, which can not be repaired, so the stainless steel countertops will become more and more flowery. Therefore, families who use this stainless steel countertop must pay special attention to wiping its surface at ordinary times.
The material of the kitchen countertop should be selected according to the style of the kitchen, and the kitchen countertops required by different styles of kitchens are different. There are also many colors of kitchen countertops. It is better to choose some transparent kitchen countertops for European people. Most people's kitchen countertops will use black marble, because black marble looks more beautiful and generous. The choice of kitchen countertop materials also needs to proceed from its own economic conditions.