What is sintered compact surface?

Sintered compact surfaces are manufactured from natural minerals and processed in plants using pressure and heat to create the atomic bond between particles.

What is sintered panel?

It is basically the process of using natural materials in powder form and processing them, usually under heat, pressure, or both, to create a desired product. Looking more closely, sintering is based on atomic diffusion of particles, which occurs most quickly at higher temperatures.

What is the difference between sintered stone and porcelain?

Porcelain makes use of raw materials like clay, silica, feldspar, and flint. On the other hand, sintered stone uses different raw materials. And although sintered stone may have material in common with those of porcelain, it has others that porcelain does not have.

How thick is sintered stone?

What Thickness does Sintered Stone come in? All of the Sintered Stone manufacturers supply their stone in 12mm thickness as standard. Some also provide 20mm thick slabs as well as thinner 6mm and 3mm slabs for flooring/ cladding.

Is Dekton the same as porcelain?

Many people confuse porcelain and Dekton thinking they are one and the same; however, this is false. It’s true that the two are quite similar, and in fact, Dekton countertops include the same raw materials used to create porcelain countertops.

What is a sintered tile?

Sintered stone has through body colors and patterns. Sintered stone is thicker – 1, 2 and 3cm, just like granite, marble and quartz. Thin Porcelain Tiles (TPT) – the name says it all – thin means brittle, handle with care. Sintered Stone means stone, the market that it wants to move into.

Is sintered stone the same as quartz?

Quartz is a hard engineered surface that is non porous, scratch resistant and does not easily stain. And sintered stone is an all natural surface composed of minerals created using a sintering process that yields another hard material with similar characteristics and more.

Can sintered stone be cut?

The unique properties of sintered stone can make it one of the most unforgiving slabs to cut.

Is sintered stone cheaper than quartz?

In contrast, sintered stones are those man-made stone countertops which copy the looks and patterns of natural stone slabs. This material is also slightly cheaper than quartz, running between $65 to $100 per square foot.

Can sintered stone break?

The sintered stone is ultra-thin and easily broken. And it can reach 6-7 on the Mohs scale (the Mohs scale of stainless steel is about 5.5).

Does sintered stone crack?

HEAT RESISTANT Due to the nature of the material and the process in which these products are made, Sintered stone is able to withstand high temperatures without burning or cracking.

Is Dekton sintered stone?

Dekton is a sintered surface made up of a combination of raw materials, the same used in glass, porcelain and quartz surfaces. Dekton by Cosentino uses exclusive Sinterized Particle Technology.