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VICOSTONE QUARTZ SURFACES are regarded as a compromise between luxury and practicality. Vicostone challenges the assumption with products that take both qualities to a whole new level. What make VICOSTONE different: WIDE COLOR PALETTE VICOSTONE offers more than 120 designs with wide color palette to satisfy all customers' needs UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN VICOSTONE heavily invests in R&D to provide the market with the most unique and innovative designs that can bring differentiation to your home
VICOSTONE QUARTZ SURFACES are regarded as a compromise between luxury and practicality. Vicostone challenges the assumption with products that take both qualities to a whole new level. What make VICOSTONE different: WIDE COLOR PALETTE VICOSTONE offers more than 120 designs with wide color palette to satisfy all customers' needs UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN VICOSTONE heavily invests in R&D to provide the market with the most unique and innovative designs that can bring differentiation to your home
Composed about 90 percent of natural Quartz, VICOSTONE is resistant to scratch, heat, impact and the corrosive chemical agents such as: acids, common cleaning solvents. That makes VICOSTONE superior to granite and other natural stones.
Certified by NSF for food safety (ANSI 51) and certified by GreenGuard as being safe for indoor air quality of commercial and residential facilities as well as for children and schools, VICOSTONE is made to be applied in interior design, especially for kitchen applications.
VICOSTONE is stain resistant, that means you can easily clean VICOSTONE surfaces by using just a mild soap with warm water. While granite and marble will need to be resealed periodically, VICOSTONE sustains its superior features and keep your kitchen clean and safe to use.
Vicostone has been credited by the NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) for having surfaces safe enough for use in laboratories, healthcare facilities, and food preparation environments (ANSI 051).
All Vicostone quartz surfaces comply with American GEI (GREENGUARD Environmental Institute) certification which verifies that VICOSTONE’s products meet the most stringent indoor air emission standards. GREENGUARD Gold (Children & Schools) standard, evaluates the sensitive nature of school populations combined with the unique building characteristics found in schools, and presents the most rigorous product emissions criteria to date.
Passing Microbal resistance (D6329-98) test at the lab of Greenguard - Georgia, the VICOSTONE Quartz Surfaces products meet standards to prevent the growth of bacteria.
VICOSTONE has declared our products under LBC compliant that verified that a product complies with the Living Building Challenge Red List. Declare gives manufacturers an expanded point of entry into the most groundbreaking restorative projects in the world. Project teams pursuing the Living Building Challenge - widely accepted to be the most advanced green building standard in the world.
The CE marking highlights VICOSTONE’s commitment to providing the market very best quartz surfaces in today’s market.
VICOSTONE is member of USGBC-a non-profit organization committed to expanding sustainable building practices.
The following tests have been performed by Breton S.p.A, Italy showing the superior benefits of VICOSTONE compared to other surfacing materials
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QUARTZ | GRANITE | LAMINATE | SOLID SURFACE |
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Scratch Resistant | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Fair |
Stain Resistant | Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent |
Chip and Crack Resistant | Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent |
Heat and BurnResistant | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Resistant to Household Chemicals, Acids and Solvents | Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent |
Low Maintenance | Excellent | Good | Good | Fair |
Non-absorbent and Non-porous | Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent |
Mold and MildewResistant | Excellent | Good | Good | Good |
Flexural Strength | Excellent | Fair | Good | Good |
Color Consistency | Excellent | Fair | Excellent | Excellent |
Immunity to Freeze and Thaw | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Fair |
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The following tests show the superior functional benefits of VICOSTONE, which make our products become the most suitable for interrior design application
SPECIFICATIONS | TEST METHOD | RESULT |
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Water Absorption (% by weight) | ASTM C97/C97M-09:2009 | ≤ 0.05% |
EN 14617-1:2013 | ≤ 0.06% | |
Apparent Destiny | ASTM C97/C97M-09:2009 | 2.2 - 2.4 gr/cm3 |
EN 14617-1:2013 | ||
Flexural Strength | ASTM C880/C880M-09:2009 | > 40 MPa |
EN 14617-2:2008 | ||
Dimension Stability | EN 14617-12:2012 | Class A |
Electrical Stability | EN 14617-13:2013 | Volume resistance (Rv) = 0.9 x 1034Ω
Volume resistance (Pv) = 4.88 x 1014Ωm |
Impact Resistance | ASTM D1709:2015 | ≥3.0 J |
EN 14617-9:2005 | ||
Compressive Strength | ASTM C170/C170M-09:2009 |
≥155 MPa |
EN 14617-15:2005 | ||
Mohs Scale of Hardness | EN101 | 6.0 - 7.0 |
Resistance to Deep Abrasion | ASTM C1243:2009 | Volume of chord: V ≤195 mm3 |
EN 14617-5:2012 | ||
Freeze-Thaw Resistance | ASTM C1026:2013 | No defects after 15 freeze-thaw cycles |
EN 14617-5:2012 | No defects after 25 freeze-thaw cycles | |
Slip Resistance at Honed 400 | DIN 51130:2004 | R9 - R10 |
Microbial Resistance | ASTM D 6329:2015 | Ranking 3: Resistant to Mold Growth |
Chemical Resistance to Acids | EN 14617-10:2012 | Class C4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance | EN 14617-6:2012 | No visual defects after 20 cycles |
Determination of Resistance to
Immersion in Boiling Water |
AS 2924.2-7: 1998
(EQUI. TO ISO 4586.2-7: 1997) |
Effect on surface (rating):5
(no visible change) |
Determination of Resistance to
Dry Heat |
AS 2924.2-8: 1998
(EQUI. TO ISO 4586.2-8: 1997) |
Effect on surface (rating):5
(no visible change) |
Determination of Resistance to
Staining (Procedure A) |
AS 2924.2-15: 1998
(EQUI. TO ISO 4586.2-15: 1997) |
Effect on surface (rating):5
(no visible change) |
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