How Sintered Stone Counters Are Made
Primarily manufactured in Italy, Spain, and China, sintered stone counters start with recycled materials like quartz, porcelain, and glass, along with raw minerals such as zircone, ematite, and albite. These materials are ground to a fine powder. They are fired to extremely high temperatures (over 1,000°C or 1,832°F) until they sinter—form a cohesive mass short of melting.1 The sintered materials are formed into sheets under extremely high pressure.
What Sintered Stone Is Used For
Around the home, sintered stone is used to make kitchen and bathroom countertops. Sintered stone can be installed on nearly any surface that requires durable, large format materials: flooring, wall cladding, and exterior facades and siding.
Sintered Stone Durability
Sintered stone is highly durable. Hot pans can rest on sintered stone without melting or scorching the surface. The material can be chopped on, cut on, scratched, stained, and scored, to little or no effect. The sun’s UV rays will not fade sintered stone. Freeze-thaw events will not crack sintered stone.
Post time: Jul-26-2024
