Polymer facing stone is one of the materials that is very popular among all types of stones today. The development of technology and human access to stone processing technology has increased the use of their types in different parts of the building. Since natural stones have a high price in the market, then artificial stones tried to take their place. The facade of polymer stone is also one of the types of artificial stone that is produced with polymer additives. You will get to know more about these artificial stones.
What is a Polymer Stone?
Polymer facing stone is one of the types of artificial stone, which is also known as engineering stone, plastic cement or polymer cement. As it is clear from the name of these stones, they are produced from polymer and nano materials. Materials such as stone powder and cement along with nano materials are used to produce polymer facade. The construction of these stones is done using these items and during a polymerization process, which makes these materials have high strength. The material that is used as the base material for the construction of polymer facades is cement concrete. This cement base will gain high adhesion by using polymer materials and other nano additives and finally its compressive strength will increase. The variety of colors in polymer stones is very large, and to create color in these products, iron oxides are used during their manufacture.
💠 Polymer stone features 💠 💠
Where the polymer stone facade is considered as one of the artificial stones, it has determined the characteristics according to its needs. One of the most important features for which polymer stones were made is having high strength and resistance. The compounds in these stones not only increase the strength and resistance of these stones, but also increase the lifespan of the stone. Among the other very good features of polymer facade, we can mention its low weight and high adhesion. The light weight of these stones allows them to be used in the facade easily without adding extra load to the building.
The high adhesion in the polymer facade allows them to be easily installed on the wall, and there is no possibility of them falling even after several years. But this feature does not prevent the scope of stone facade. Other features of these stones include their insulation against different temperatures and sound. By having this feature, they can prevent the entry of any sound pollution and waste of heat or cold energy.
How is polymer stone produced?
Artificial stones are usually made in a similar way. Like other artificial stones, polymer facades are made in several stages and in workshops. The first step to make these artificial stones is to mix the raw materials and produce a mortar from them. After that, sticky materials such as resin or other polymer materials are added to it. The prepared mortar is poured into the pre-made molds so that the thickness of the produced stone is the same. These molds are placed on the vibrating table so that their surface becomes smooth and uniform and the bubbles inside the mortar disappear. In the next step, these molds are placed in the greenhouse so that their water evaporates and hardens. After the mortar of these stones hardens, the final product will be ready.
