Why Sintrich Stone?

Comparison

Sintrich® Stone, General Sintered Stone, Quartz Stone, and Natural Marble

	Sintrich® Stone	General Sintered Stone	Quartz Stone	Natural Marble
Price	Cost-effective	High	High	Expensive
Raw Material	Silica, Inorganic Clay, Feldspar Powder & Natural Stone Powder	Silica, Inorganic Clay & Feldspar Powder	Quartz+resin+pigment	Natural Marble
Production	Italian Pressing & Glazing Machine, Spanish Glaze, German Ink, 45m dryer, 3250mm length kiln, 17-layer drying kiln, 4+2+2 coloring channels	Domestic Machine & Ink, 8 to 10 color channels	Pressing Machine Drying, Limited Moulding & Color	Cutting, Polishing
Formula	Alumina content is about 40% higher than that of traditional large tiles	Alumina content is about same as traditional large tiles	93% quartz+7% resin and pigment	Natural Marble
Environmental Sustainability	Renewable	Renewable	Renewable	Nonrenewable
Thickness	3mm–20mm	15mm–30mm Mainly	15mm–30mm Mainly	15mm–30mm
Texture Verisimilitude	Exquisite & Detail, Natural Stone Texture	Various styles, Less Vivid and Dull Color	Various styles, Less Vivid and Dull Color	Excellent
Hardness (MOHS)	MOHS: Above 6	MOHS: 4–6	MOHS: Above 6	MOHS: Lower than 4
Stain Resistance	No porous on top, Good stain resistance	Little porous on top	small porous on top	Bigger porous on top
Crack	Not Allow	Not Allow	Allow	Allow
Water Absorption	0.005%~0.006%	0.008%	0.1%	0.2%
Processing	Low wastage rate to 5%	wastage rate 10%~15%	wastage rate due to radical	wastage rate 30%
Bending Resistance	around 90°	less than 70°	Not allow	Not allow
Flatness	Excellent	General	Excellent	Excellent
Application	All Around	All Around	Mainly for Countertop	can’t use for decorative panels
Care and Maintenance	Low maintenance	Low maintenance	Required maintenance	Periodical maintenance