Three core advantages of soft porcelain over traditional ceramic tiles

1、 Better safety performance: Lightweight design reduces risks, impact resistance improves reliability of use
 
Traditional ceramic tiles are made from materials such as clay and quartz sand. After high-temperature firing, they have a high density and heavy weight, with a weight of generally 25-35kg per square meter. This characteristic requires extremely high load-bearing capacity for building walls, especially in the application of high-rise building exterior walls. Long term load-bearing can easily lead to fatigue of the wall structure, increasing the risk of falling objects from high altitude caused by tile detachment; At the same time, traditional ceramic tiles are brittle and prone to breakage when subjected to handling, collision, or accidental impact, which not only incurs maintenance costs, but sharp fragments may also cause personal injury.
 
Soft porcelain is based on flexible inorganic materials and optimized for toughness by adding high molecular weight polymers. Its weight per square meter is only 8-12kg, which is less than one-third of traditional ceramic tiles. The lightweight feature significantly reduces the load on building walls, even when used for renovation of old buildings or exterior walls of high-rise buildings, there is no need for additional wall reinforcement, thus avoiding the risk of detachment from the source. In addition, soft porcelain has excellent impact resistance and can withstand a free fall impact from a height of 1.5 meters at room temperature without damage. The damage rate caused by collisions in daily use is much lower than that of traditional ceramic tiles.
 
2、 Higher construction efficiency: flexible characteristics simplify processes, reduce costs and operational difficulties
 
The traditional ceramic tile construction process is cumbersome and requires strict requirements for the base layer: before construction, the wall surface needs to be finely leveled and roughened to ensure that the flatness error of the base layer does not exceed 2mm; special ceramic tile adhesive needs to be used for pasting, and 2-3mm expansion joints need to be reserved to prevent thermal expansion, contraction, and arching; Finally, it needs to be finished with beautiful stitching. After the entire process, a skilled worker can only construct 8-10 square meters per day, and after pasting, it takes 24-48 hours to cure, which is a long construction period. At the same time, traditional ceramic tiles have high hardness and brittleness, and are prone to edge breakage during cutting. When encountering special parts such as curved walls and irregular corners, the construction difficulty increases sharply, which not only wastes materials but also prolongs the construction period.
 
The flexible nature of soft porcelain completely changes this situation: on the one hand, soft porcelain can be bent and folded, and can easily adapt to complex wall shapes such as arcs and curves, without the need for professional irregular cutting equipment. Ordinary art knives can complete cutting, and the material utilization rate is over 95% (traditional ceramic tiles are about 85%); On the other hand, soft porcelain construction requires loose requirements for the base layer, with a flatness error of within 5mm, and no need to reserve expansion joints. It can be cured within 2-4 hours after pasting, and one worker can construct 15-20 square meters per day, which shortens the construction period by 40% -50% compared to traditional tiles. At the same time, the waste of labor and materials has been reduced, and the overall construction cost has decreased by 20% -30%, significantly improving construction efficiency.
 
3、 Stronger environmental adaptability: weather resistance and impermeability+environmental sustainability, suitable for multiple scene needs
 
Traditional ceramic tiles have weak adaptability in extreme environments: in terms of weather resistance, long-term exposure to high, low, or ultraviolet radiation can cause the surface to fade and crack, and winter freeze-thaw cycles in cold northern regions can also lead to tile peeling; In terms of impermeability, if the joints of ceramic tiles are not properly sewn, they are prone to water seepage and moisture, leading to wall mold and damage to the base layer. This problem is more prominent in humid environments such as bathrooms and kitchens. In addition, traditional ceramic tile firing requires high temperatures of 1200-1300 ℃, consumes a large amount of coal and electricity, and produces about 8-10kg of carbon dioxide per square meter of ceramic tile production. It also emits pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, which has poor environmental protection.
 
The environmental adaptability of soft porcelain far exceeds that of traditional ceramic tiles: in terms of weather resistance, it has undergone extreme temperature cycling tests from -40 ℃ to 70 ℃ without damage, and has excellent resistance to ultraviolet aging. It can maintain its original appearance even after 5-8 years of outdoor use and is suitable for different climate regions such as cold northern regions and hot and rainy southern regions; In terms of impermeability, soft porcelain has a water absorption rate of only 0.5% or less (traditional ceramic tiles have a water absorption rate of 3% -8%). Special sealant can be used at the joints to achieve seamless connection, effectively blocking moisture penetration and suitable for humid environments such as bathrooms and basements; In terms of environmental protection, soft porcelain adopts a low-temperature molding process of 80-120 ℃, with energy consumption only 1/5 of traditional ceramic tiles. The production has no pollutant emissions, and the scraps can be recycled and reused, which meets green building standards. It can be widely used in various scenarios such as residential buildings, commercial buildings, and municipal engineering.