Landscape Stone is a new type of handicraft stone sculpture with rich colors. The finished Landscape Stone are lifelike and ideal for use in public places. Moreover, Landscape Stone are lightweight and easy to carry. Of course, as we all know, nothing is perfect, so landscaping stones also have some drawbacks. So, what are the advantages and disadvantages of Landscape Stone?
1. Advantages of Landscape Stone
① According to needs, Landscape Stone products of various structures can be flexibly designed to meet the use requirements and make the products have good integrity. Landscape Stone is highly resistant to corrosion. This material has good anti-corrosion properties and is resistant to atmosphere and water. Landscape Stone has strong thermal properties and is a good thermal insulation material. Safer to use. Excellent thermal protection and ablation resistance at high temperatures. In addition, the Landscape
stone carving process is simple, can be formed in one go, and has outstanding economic effects. Especially products with complex shapes and small molding volumes can highlight the advantages of Landscape Stone carving.
②Landscape Stone can be compared with alloy steel. The tensile, bending and compressive strength of Landscape Stone can reach more than 400MPA. Landscape Stone is an excellent corrosion-resistant material. Landscape Stone have good resistance to the atmosphere, water, acids, salts, alkali, various oils and solvents. It can be used in all aspects of chemical corrosion protection and is gradually replacing carbon steel and stainless steel. Therefore, Landscape Stone are often used for decoration in parks and other places.
2. Disadvantages of Landscape Stone
①The elastic modulus of Landscape Stone is 2 times that of wood, but 10 times smaller than steel, so we often feel that the product structure is not rigid enough and is easily deformed. It can be made into thin shell structure, sandwich structure or high modulus fiber or steel bar. Generally, it cannot be used for a long time at high temperatures. The strength of general stone sculpture drops significantly above 50°C, and is generally only used below 100°C. The strength of general epoxy stone sculpture decreases significantly above 60°C. We can choose high-temperature-resistant resin, and the long-term working temperature can reach 200~300°C.
② Aging is a common problem of plastics, and so is Landscape Stone. Under the action of ultraviolet light, chemical media, wind, sand, rain, snow and mechanical stress, the resin reduces the properties of the material and the interlaminar shear strength is low. By selecting the process and using coupling agents, the adhesion of the intermediate layer can be improved, and importantly, interlayer shear can be avoided as much as possible when designing the product.
