Specifications

Technical characteristics and advantages of artificial stone.

1. DURABILITY

Material	Durability
Artificial stone	> 50 years
GRC	> 50 years
Plaster	With limited contact with the gypsum precipitation and open air - up to 10 years
Concrete	50-100 years
Brick	100 years
Ceramic granite	1000 years
Marble	20-150 years
Granite	220-650 years
Putty for exterior facades	of more than 25 years

Product advantage

Artificial stone facade does not collapse under the influence of the atmospheric environment and will not change for more than 50 years.

Buyer’s benefit

No need for the reconstruction of the facade in the next 50 years, the lack of operating costs, saving money.

2. RADIATIVE QUALITY

Material	Radioactive material quality
Artificial stone	Radiation levels in the normal range
GRC	The radiation level in the normal range
Plaster	Radiation levels in the normal range
Concrete	Radiation levels in the normal range
Brick	Radiation levels in the normal range
Ceramic granite	13 to 16 mR / h radioactive
Marble	Up to 13 mR / h. Virtually non-radioactive as it is low in silica and related rare earth and other impurities
Granite	25-30 mR / h. When heated radioactive radioactivity granite increases due to the intensification of the selection of granite radon. This should be remembered for those who want a granite brick fireplaces.
Putty for exterior facades	Radiation levels in the normal range

Product advantage

Artificial stone complies with the regulatory requirements of the quality of radiation, in contrast to the natural stone does not serve as a source of high background radiation and is safe for the health of the material.

Buyer’s benefit

It is safe for human health.

3. ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLINESS AND SAFETY

Material	Environmentally friendly material (provided that the quality of production and raw materials)
Artificial stone	is not toxic
GRC	is not toxic
Plaster	is not toxic
Concrete	is not toxic
Brick	is not toxic
Ceramic granite	is not toxic
Marble	is not toxic
Granite	is not toxic
Putty for exterior facades	toxic

Product advantage

Artificial stone is an environmentally friendly and safe material, does not contain harmful ingredients, raw materials for the production of sand, cement, water.

Buyer’s benefit

It is safe for human health and the environment.

4. FROST RESISTANCE

Property of a material saturated with water, to withstand alternating freezing and thawing, which occurs during the penetration of water into the capillary voids of the material, its subsequent freezing, expanding ice crystals and an increase in pressure in the material. Thus frost-resistant ability of a material to resist changes in temperature.

Material	Frost-resistance
Artificial stone	>150 cycles
GRC	>300 cycles
Plaster	25 cycles
Concrete	50-500 cycles
Brick	15-50 cycles
Ceramic granite	>150 cycles
Marble	300 cycles
Granite	300 cycles. Granite practically does not absorb moisture (water absorption coefficient - 0,05-0,17%), so the frost granite high
Putty for exterior facades	35-100 cycles

Product advantage

Artificial stone without losing its strength and with no signs of destruction, can withstand 150 cycles of freezing and thawing. Material less susceptible temperature changes, characterized by the absence of pores and micro-cracks on its surface opposed to water penetration, and does not expand or causes destruction when frost.

Buyer’s benefit

No need for facade renovation, lack of operating costs, saving money.

5. MATERIAL RESISTANCE TO MOLD AND FUNGUS

Material	Resistance to mold and fungus. Waterproof, w
Artificial stone	Resistant. W=6
GRC	Resistant. W=6-10
Plaster	Exposed. W=4-5
Concrete	Can be exposed. W=4-12
Brick	Resistant
Ceramic granite	Resistant
Marble	High resistance
Granite	High resistance
Putty for exterior facades	Exposed to

A material is considered waterproof if it has water resistance coefficient W = 6.

Product advantage

Artificial stone is water repellent, waterproof indicator has W = 6 (the ability not to pass under pressure into the structure of the water material).
This means that a column of water 6 meters high are not selling the material of artificial stone 100 mm, as the artificial stone is a fine-pored material and the temperature change in it gets considerably less moisture.
The lower the moisture in the material, the less the possibility of the formation therein of molds and fungi and its destruction.

Buyer’s benefit

On dry exterior walls will be no place for mold and mildew, which will create a healthy atmosphere in the room and for many years to ensure the strength of the building's facade.

6. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

The level of possible load, which must withstand the material.

Material	Compression strength
Artificial stone	200-250 kg/cm²
GRC	300-450 kg/1cm²
Plaster	20-250 kg/1cm²
Concrete	100-800 kg/1cm²
Brick	50-300 kg/1cm²
Ceramic granite	>200 kg/1cm²
Marble	600-2200 kg/cm²
Granite	1200-2500 kg/cm²
Putty for exterior facades	at least 5 kg/1sm²

Product advantage

Tiles made of artificial stone can withstand a load of 200-250 kg per 1 cm².
This means that the artificial stone is a durable material and with a load on it, such as a truck, paving slabs will not burst, do not fly (with a thickness of 40 mm).

Buyer’s benefit

No operating costs, saving money.

7. WATER ABSORPTION

Material	Water absorption
Artificial stone	5% (low water absorption)
GRC	6-11%
Plaster	26-32%
Concrete	4-8%
Brick	8-15%
Ceramic granite	0,05%
Marble	0,08-0,12%
Granite	to 0,21%

Product advantage

Artificial stone structure of low porosity prevents capillary material impregnated with water, for example, if on the building (the walls of which are lined with artificial stone) will host a tropical downpour for an edge perimeter of the building facade will be wet and the inside perimeter of the walls themselves - dry.

Buyer’s benefit

Reducing the possibility of destruction of the building, reducing the need for materials for building insulation, absence of mold in the building, there is no need further to heat the building - no maintenance costs and saving money, providing a healthy atmosphere in the room.

8. High level of color fastness

Product advantage

Artificial stone is colored in the mass-resistant dyes and the color remains unchanged for at least 10 years.

Buyer’s benefit

No need to further paint the facade, saving money.

9. A WIDE RANGE OF COLORS

Product advantage

Artificial stone has a color gamut of more than 50 colors and enables an individual approach to customer requirements.

Buyer’s benefit

Individual approach in the selection of colors.

10. ADVANCED MATERIALS

Product advantage

The ability to use an artificial stone for facade work and interior decoration. As well as the use in landscape design, while the design:

• recreation areas;
• ponds;
• bridges;
• flower beds;
• adjacent to the house territory.

Buyer’s benefit

The facade of the building gets a unique look and blends harmoniously into the surrounding landscape. the most daring design decisions can be implemented for facade work, interior decoration and landscaping elements.

11. THE HIGH-FIDELITY TEXTURES OF NATURAL STONES

Product advantage

The facade of the object of artificial stone appearance will not otlichaema from the same facade of natural stone (for example, the use of travertine), at a fraction of the cost of artificial stone material.

Buyer’s benefit

Saving money.

12. EXPANSION OF THE RANGE

Product advantage

Regular completion of the new range of textures that mimic natural stone.

Buyer’s benefit

Choice.

13. EASY INSTALLATION

Product advantage

This means that for the installation of artificial stone does not require any special knowledge, artificial stone is glued to the glue on the sand-cement and other substrates.

Buyer’s benefit

Cost savings to attract installers. Installation can be performed independently if desired .

14. VERSATILE MATERIALS

Product advantage

When facing facades of artificial stone can be combined with architectural elements.

Buyer’s benefit

The facade of the building gets a unique look and blends harmoniously into the surrounding landscape.

15. PROFITABLE VALUE FOR MONEY

Product advantage

This means that our own production enables the company to offer high quality customer products at the best price, with no trade margins (as opposed to commercial companies that are not manufacturers of products that implement the goods trade margins, thereby increasing the purchase price for the products).
Articles made of artificial stone are cheaper than natural stone.

Buyer’s benefit

Saving money.