CN104478292A - Artificial quartz stone sheet and preparation method thereof - Google Patents

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CN104478292A
CN104478292A CN201410778419.XA CN201410778419A CN104478292A CN 104478292 A CN104478292 A CN 104478292A CN 201410778419 A CN201410778419 A CN 201410778419A CN 104478292 A CN104478292 A CN 104478292A
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The invention discloses an artificial quartz stone sheet and a preparation method thereof. The artificial quartz stone sheet comprises the following components in parts by weight: 30-90 parts of 6-80mesh calcined quartz sand, 30-70 parts of 325mesh quartz powder, 5-15 parts of broken glass, 3-10 parts of 30-50mesh tourmaline, 3-12 parts of 50-100mesh sillimanite powder, 3-12 parts of 100-200mesh zirconium silicate powder, 5-10 parts of unsaturated resin, 0.3-2 parts of a silane coupling agent, 0.3-2 parts of a curing agent and 0.1-1 part of a pigment. By the calcined quartz sand, the hardness of the artificial quartz stone sheet is increased so that the artificial quartz stone sheet resists wear and is difficult to be scratched; tourmaline is added so as to increase the antimicrobial property of the artificial quartz stone sheet and meanwhile, sillimanite powder and zirconium silicate powder are added to improve the fireproof performance of the artificial quartz stone sheet.

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Artificial quartz stone plate and preparation method thereof
Technical field
The invention belongs to material of construction preparing technical field, specifically, refer to a kind of artificial quartz stone plate and preparation method thereof.
Background technology
Artificial quartz in lump is as the substitute of lithotome, have high strength, high rigidity, high temperature resistant, protection against corrosion, anti-aging, easy to clean, wear-resisting, material is consummate, the unrivaled advantage of lithotome such as radiationless, now be widely used in the daily life of industrial production and the people, as the decorative material material of floor tile, metope etc.
But the artificial quartz in lump that prior art manufactures, exist density unevenness, hardness low, easily tie powder ball, yielding, easily aging, easily enter look, color and pattern single, not there is the defects such as anti-microbial effect, limit its larger application on a large scale, urgently to be resolved hurrily.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is not enough for prior art, a kind of artificial quartz stone plate and preparation method thereof is provided, the artificial quartz stone plate hardness adopting the present invention to prepare is high, has antibacterial and fire-proof function, expands the range of application of artificial quartz in lump.
The technical scheme that the present invention solves the problems of the technologies described above is as follows: artificial quartz stone plate, be made up of the component of following parts by weight: 6 ~ 80 30 ~ 90 parts, order calcining quartz stones, 325 order silica powders 30 ~ 70 parts, glass cullet 5 ~ 15 parts, 30 ~ 50 3 ~ 10 parts, order tourmalinite, 50 ~ 100 3 ~ 12 parts, order sillimanite powder, 100 ~ 200 order zirconium silicate powders 3 ~ 12 parts, unsaturated polyester 5 ~ 10 parts, silane coupling agent 0.3 ~ 2 part, 0.3 ~ 2 part, solidifying agent, pigment 0.1 ~ 1 part.
On the basis of technique scheme, the present invention can also do following improvement.
Further, be made up of the component of following parts by weight: 6 ~ 80 70 parts, order calcining quartz stones, 325 order silica powders 50 parts, glass cullet 10 parts, 30 ~ 50 5 parts, order tourmalinite, 50 ~ 100 5 parts, order sillimanite powder, 100 ~ 200 order zirconium silicate powders 5 parts, unsaturated polyester 8 parts, silane coupling agent 1 part, 0.5 part, solidifying agent, pigment 0.5 part.
Further, described calcining quartz stone is that quartzite forms through 1600 ~ 1800 DEG C of high-temperature calcinations.
Further, described unsaturated polyester is one or more in epoxy resin, resol, acryl resin and urethane resin.
Further, described silane coupling agent is the one in γ-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxy silane, γ-aminopropyl triethoxysilane, γ-glycidyl ether oxygen propyl trimethoxy silicane, vinyl three ('beta '-methoxy oxyethyl group) silane, vinyltriethoxysilane or γ-divinyl triammonium base propyl-triethoxysilicane.
Further, described solidifying agent is the one in peroxide-2-ethyl hexanoic acid tert-butyl, peroxidized t-butyl perbenzoate or benzoyl peroxide.
Further, described pigment be titanium dioxide, iron oxide yellow powder, iron oxide red, iron black powder, chrome green powder, Lan Shuizhong one or more.
The preparation method of artificial quartz stone plate, comprise following processing step: the component taking following parts by weight: 6 ~ 80 30 ~ 90 parts, order calcining quartz stones, 325 order silica powders 30 ~ 70 parts, glass cullet 5 ~ 15 parts, 30 ~ 50 3 ~ 10 parts, order tourmalinite, 50 ~ 100 3 ~ 12 parts, order sillimanite powder, 100 ~ 200 order zirconium silicate powders 3 ~ 12 parts, unsaturated polyester 5 ~ 10 parts, silane coupling agent 0.3 ~ 2 part, 0.3 ~ 2 part, solidifying agent, pigment 0.1 ~ 1 part, by above-mentioned each component Homogeneous phase mixing, the material mixed evenly is tiled on making sheet mould, then making sheet mould is sent into vacuum chamber, vacuumize, vibratory compaction, pressure during vibratory compaction is 2.5 ~ 3.5MPa, molding time is 2 ~ 3 minutes, send into curing oven solidification again, the temperature of solidification is 85 ~ 95 DEG C, time is 30 ~ 45 minutes, sheet material after solidification is come out of the stove the demoulding, after stacking cooling, delivering to surely thick polishing machine carries out surely thick, after surface finish polished finish, artificial quartz in lump can be obtained.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows:
(1) exceptional hardness: calcining quartz sand of the present invention is through 1600 ~ 1800 DEG C of high-temperature calcinations and forms, it was oxidized originally, weathering material is burnt, and making its density better fused, is a kind of superhard material.Add calcining quartz stone in the feed, improve the hardness of artificial quartz stone plate, make that it is more wear-resisting, not easily scratch, increase work-ing life.
(2) antibacterial: tourmalinite is ring texture silicate minerals, there is the special performances such as piezoelectricity, pyroelectric, far-infrared radiation and anion releasing, the present invention with the addition of tourmalinite in the feed, effectively can increase the germ resistance of artificial quartz stone plate, and antibiotic effect is for a long time special.
(3) prevent fires: sillimanite powder and zirconium silicate powder are good refractory materialss, and fusing point and hardness are very high, and they can improve the refractory temperature of artificial quartz stone plate of the present invention, extend fire resistance period, increase ultimate compression strength.
(4) preparation method of the present invention is simple, is suitable for suitability for industrialized production.
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Be described principle of the present invention and feature below in conjunction with specific embodiment, example, only for explaining the present invention, is not intended to limit scope of the present invention.
Embodiment 1:
Take 6 ~ 80 order calcining quartz stone 30kg, 325 order silica powder 70kg, glass cullet 5kg, 30 ~ 50 order tourmalinite 10kg, 50 ~ 100 order sillimanite powder 3kg, 100 ~ 200 order zirconium silicate powder 12kg, epoxy resin 5kg, silane coupling agent γ-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxy silane (KH570) 2kg, peroxide-2-ethyl hexanoic acid tert-butyl 0.3kg, pigment 1kg, described pigment is made up of according to mass ratio 15:1 titanium dioxide and Lan Shui; By above-mentioned each component Homogeneous phase mixing, the material mixed evenly is tiled on making sheet mould, then making sheet mould is sent into vacuum chamber, when when vacuumizing, air pressure reaches-0.1MPa, under 2.5 ~ 3.5MPa pressure vibrate 2 ~ 3 minutes shaping, then send into curing oven solidification, solidification value 85 ~ 95 DEG C, time is 30 ~ 45 minutes, sheet material after solidification is come out of the stove the demoulding, after stacking cooling, delivers to surely thick polishing machine and carries out surely thick, after surface finish polished finish, " white board " artificial quartz in lump can be obtained.
Embodiment 2:
Take 6 ~ 80 order calcining quartz stone 90kg, 325 order silica powder 30kg, glass cullet 15kg, 30 ~ 50 order tourmalinite 3kg, 50 ~ 100 order sillimanite powder 12kg, 100 ~ 200 order zirconium silicate powder 3kg, resol 10kg, silane coupling agent γ-aminopropyl triethoxysilane (KH550) 0.3kg, peroxidized t-butyl perbenzoate 2kg, pigment 0.1kg, described pigment is made up of according to mass ratio 312:6:25:1:28 titanium dioxide, iron oxide yellow powder, iron oxide red, iron black powder and Lan Shui; By above-mentioned each component Homogeneous phase mixing, the material mixed evenly is tiled on making sheet mould, then making sheet mould is sent into vacuum chamber, when when vacuumizing, air pressure reaches-0.1MPa, under 2.5 ~ 3.5MPa pressure vibrate 2 ~ 3 minutes shaping, then send into curing oven solidification, solidification value 85 ~ 95 DEG C, time is 30 ~ 45 minutes, sheet material after solidification is come out of the stove the demoulding, after stacking cooling, delivers to surely thick polishing machine and carries out surely thick, " shallow steel gray plate " artificial quartz in lump after surface finish polished finish, can be obtained.
Embodiment 3:
Take 6 ~ 80 order calcining quartz stone 70kg, 325 order silica powder 50kg, glass cullet 10kg, 30 ~ 50 order tourmalinite 5kg, 50 ~ 100 order sillimanite powder 5kg, 100 ~ 200 order zirconium silicate powder 5kg, urethane resin 8kg, silane coupling agent γ-glycidyl ether oxygen propyl trimethoxy silicane 1kg, benzoyl peroxide 0.5kg, pigment 0.5kg, described pigment is made up of according to mass ratio 980:1:2:3:118 titanium dioxide, iron oxide yellow powder, iron black powder, chrome green powder and Lan Shui; By above-mentioned each component Homogeneous phase mixing, the material mixed evenly is tiled on making sheet mould, then making sheet mould is sent into vacuum chamber, when when vacuumizing, air pressure reaches-0.1MPa, under 2.5 ~ 3.5MPa pressure vibrate 2 ~ 3 minutes shaping, then send into curing oven solidification, solidification value 85 ~ 95 DEG C, time is 30 ~ 45 minutes, sheet material after solidification is come out of the stove the demoulding, after stacking cooling, delivers to surely thick polishing machine and carries out surely thick, after surface finish polished finish, " spring's colours fill the garden " artificial quartz in lump can be obtained.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to limit the present invention, within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any amendment done, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. artificial quartz stone plate, it is characterized in that, be made up of the component of following parts by weight: 6 ~ 80 30 ~ 90 parts, order calcining quartz stones, 325 order silica powders 30 ~ 70 parts, glass cullet 5 ~ 15 parts, 30 ~ 50 3 ~ 10 parts, order tourmalinite, 50 ~ 100 3 ~ 12 parts, order sillimanite powder, 100 ~ 200 order zirconium silicate powders 3 ~ 12 parts, unsaturated polyester 5 ~ 10 parts, silane coupling agent 0.3 ~ 2 part, 0.3 ~ 2 part, solidifying agent, pigment 0.1 ~ 1 part.
2. artificial quartz stone plate according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, be made up of the component of following parts by weight: 6 ~ 80 70 parts, order calcining quartz stones, 325 order silica powders 50 parts, glass cullet 10 parts, 30 ~ 50 5 parts, order tourmalinite, 50 ~ 100 5 parts, order sillimanite powder, 100 ~ 200 order zirconium silicate powders 5 parts, unsaturated polyester 8 parts, silane coupling agent 1 part, 0.5 part, solidifying agent, pigment 0.5 part.
3. artificial quartz stone plate according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described calcining quartz stone is that quartzite forms through 1600 ~ 1800 DEG C of high-temperature calcinations.
4. artificial quartz stone plate according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described unsaturated polyester is one or more in epoxy resin, resol, acryl resin and urethane resin.
5. artificial quartz stone plate according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that, described silane coupling agent is the one in γ-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxy silane, γ-aminopropyl triethoxysilane, γ-glycidyl ether oxygen propyl trimethoxy silicane, vinyl three ('beta '-methoxy oxyethyl group) silane, vinyltriethoxysilane or γ-divinyl triammonium base propyl-triethoxysilicane.
6. artificial quartz stone plate according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described solidifying agent is the one in peroxide-2-ethyl hexanoic acid tert-butyl, peroxidized t-butyl perbenzoate or benzoyl peroxide.
7. artificial quartz stone plate according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that, described pigment be titanium dioxide, iron oxide yellow powder, iron oxide red, iron black powder, chrome green powder, Lan Shuizhong one or more.
8. the preparation method of artificial quartz stone plate, it is characterized in that, comprise following processing step: the component taking following parts by weight: 6 ~ 80 30 ~ 90 parts, order calcining quartz stones, 325 order silica powders 30 ~ 70 parts, glass cullet 5 ~ 15 parts, 30 ~ 50 3 ~ 10 parts, order tourmalinite, 50 ~ 100 3 ~ 12 parts, order sillimanite powder, 100 ~ 200 order zirconium silicate powders 3 ~ 12 parts, unsaturated polyester 5 ~ 10 parts, silane coupling agent 0.3 ~ 2 part, 0.3 ~ 2 part, solidifying agent, pigment 0.1 ~ 1 part, by above-mentioned each component Homogeneous phase mixing, the material mixed evenly is tiled on making sheet mould, then making sheet mould is sent into vacuum chamber, vacuumize, vibratory compaction, pressure during vibratory compaction is 2.5 ~ 3.5MPa, molding time is 2 ~ 3 minutes, send into curing oven solidification again, the temperature of solidification is 85 ~ 95 DEG C, time is 30 ~ 45 minutes, sheet material after solidification is come out of the stove the demoulding, after stacking cooling, delivering to surely thick polishing machine carries out surely thick, after surface finish polished finish, artificial quartz in lump can be obtained.
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