There are many materials that can be used as sinks, such as stainless steel, ceramics, artificial stone, steel plate enamel, acrylic, cast iron enamel, crystal stone and other varieties, and stainless steel is the most common, ceramics, artificial stone, granite (quartz) These three are more common, and the rest are rarely seen in the family.
1. Artificial stone sink
Artificial stone is usually used in the countertop of the cabinet, it is rich in color, can be matched with a variety of styles of cabinets, now there are also some families in order to pursue the integration effect with the cabinet (and the countertop is an integral molding process), the sink body also uses artificial stone. Artificial stone sink is more bulky, the shape is rigid, it is more difficult to do humanized design, the texture is not as hard as stainless steel, and it is necessary to avoid the bump of knives or hard objects when using to prevent scratching the surface or destroying the finish. Maintenance also needs to be more diligent, after each use need to gently wipe the water stains stored on the surface with a cloth, if not cleaned for a long time, it is easy to cause stubborn stains, it is not easy to clean in the future.
2. Granite sink
Granite (quartz) sink is made of the hardest high-purity quartz material in granite mixed with food-grade high-performance resin, and is die-cast at high temperature by a special process. It can effectively eliminate scratches and dirt, granite is hard, environmental protection this strong characteristic, and low cost characteristics, mainly used in some public health places. Home use needs to occupy a lot of space, and lack of beauty, the sink body is bulky and needs to design a special load-bearing frame, which is difficult to harmoniously match with the cabinet, and is not recommended.
3. Ceramic sink
Ceramic sink is made of one-piece firing, its main body is mainly white, with high temperature resistance, easy to clean, aging resistance and other advantages, in daily cleaning can be cleaned with cloth or clean metal balls. However, it also has certain shortcomings, can not collide with hard objects or be scratched, and its weight is also very large, in the purchase of need to pay attention to the counter and countertop can support such a large type.
4. Stainless steel sink
The reason why stainless steel sinks are used the widest, in addition to the metal texture can be better integrated into the overall style of the kitchen, acid and alkali resistance, oxidation resistance, beautiful surface, can often keep bright as new, durable. Strong and elastic, resistant to impact and abrasion, does not damage the utensils being cleaned, and is cost-effective, etc. are the reasons why it is widely favored by ordinary families. Stainless steel sinks are versatile, lightweight, and can be made into different shapes and styles through precision machining, which can be matched with all kinds of different kitchen countertops. It is a material that is worth recommending to everyone.
In addition to the above several more common materials of sinks, there are cast iron, steel enamel, fine wire drawing and other high-grade material sinks, their artistic decoration effect is outstanding, beautiful and beautiful, but the price is very expensive, not common in the market, not practical in ordinary families, negligible.