Why Vicostone?

DESIGN ADVANTAGES
Vicostone quartz surfaces combine luxury and performance.


WIDE COLOR PALETTE
Vicostone offers more than 100 designs with a wide color palette to satisfy every personal style.

UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN
Significant investment towards research and development enables Vicostone to provide the most unique and innovative designs in the world, for truly extraordinary homes.

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Performance Advantages

DURABILITY

Composed of about 93 percent natural quartz, impact and corrosive chemical agents like acids and cleaning solvents.

SAFETY

Certified by NSF for food safety (ANSI 051) and GREENGUARD certified safe for indoor air quality in commercial and residential facilities, even suitable for commercial kitchens and schools.

LOW MAINTENANCE

Vicostone is nonporous and stain resistant meaning you can easily clean Vicostone surfaces using soap and water. While granite and marble need periodical sealing, Vicostone never has to be sealed and maintains its superior features keeping your kitchen clean and safe to use.

International Trustworthy Safety Certificates

NSF INTERNATIONAL

NSF International: Vicostone has been credited by NSF International for having surfaces safe for use in laboratories, healthcare facilities and food preparation environments (ANSI 051)

GREENGUARD & GREENGUARD GOLD

All Vicostone quartz surfaces comply with UL GREENGUARD and UL GREENGUARD Gold certifications which verify that Vicostone’s products meet the most stringent indoor air emissions standards and are safe for use in sensitive environments like childcare and medical facilities.

MICROBIAL RESISTANCE

Vicostone passes the microbial resistance test (D6329-98) meaning our products meet standards to prevent the growth of bacteria.

International Trustworthy Certificates and Membership

LBC DECLARATION

Vicostone products are Living Building Challenge compliant. Project leads pursuing Living Building Challenge compliance are pursuing some of the most advanced green building standards in the world.

CE

The CE mark highlights Vicostone’s commitment to providing the best quartz surfaces on the global market.

US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

Vicostone is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit organization committed to expanding sustainable building practices.

Surfaces Comparision

The following tests have been performed by Breton S.p.A, Italy showing the superior benefits of VICOSTONE compared to other surfacing materials
QUARTZ GRANITE LAMINATE SOLID SURFACE
 Scratch Resistant  Excellent  Good  Excellent  Fair
 Stain Resistant  Excellent  Good  Good  Excellent
 Chip and Crack Resistant  Excellent  Good  Good  Excellent
 Heat and Burn Resistant  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 Mildew Resistant  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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Technical Specifications

The following tests show the superior quality and characteristics of Vicostone products for interior design applications.
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SPECIFICATIONS TEST METHOD RESULT
 Water Absorption  ASTM C97/C97M-09:2009  ≤ 0.02%
 BS EN 14617-1:2005  ≤ 0.02%
 Apparent Destiny  ASTM C97 / C97M-18  2.1 - 2.3 gr/cm3
 BS EN 14617-1:2005
 Flexural Strength  ASTM C880/C880M-09:2009

 Fine and medium grain: ≥ 55 MPa

Coarse grain: ≥ 41 MPa
 BS EN 14617-2:2016

 Fine and medium grain: > 60 MPa

Coarse grain: > 40 MPa
 Compressive Strength  ASTM C170/C170M-17  Dry: ≥ 200 MPa
 BS EN 14617-15:2005  Dry: ≥ 185 MPa
Chemical Resistance ASTM C650-04:2014  Unaffected 
 BS EN 14617-10:2012  Class C4
 Dimension Stability EN 14617-12:2012
  Class A
Impact Resistance  ASTM C1870-18

 36-inch ball drop: ≤ 0.25 in

48-inch ball drop: ≤ 0.27 in
 BS EN 14617-9:2005  > 4 J 
 Abrasion Resistance  ASTM C501-84:2015  Abrasive Wear index: lw ≥ 179 
 BS EN 14617-4:2012

 Volume of chord: V ≤ 165 mm3

 Chord length: l ≤ 27 mm
 Thermal Shock Resistance  ASTM C484-99:2014  No visible damage after 10 cycles
 EN 14617-6:2012

 No visible defects after 20 cycles

Change in mass: ≤ 0.05%

Change in flexural strength: - 8.4% ÷ 5.4%
 Freeze-thaw Resistance  ASTM C1026-13:2018 

 No visible damage after 300 cycles

Wt.Loss: ≤ 0.09%
 EN 14617-5:2012

 No obvious damage after 20 cycles

KMf25 = 93 ÷ 105%
 Mohs’s Scratch Hardness  EN 101: 1991   ≥ 6
 Slip Resistance   DIN 51130:2014  R9 at Honed 400
 ASTM C1028-07

 Static coefficient of friction 

- Dry: 0.7 ÷ 0.8 (Polished/Honed finish)

- Wet: 0.5 ÷ 0.7 (Polished/Honed finish) 
 Microbial Resistance  ASTM D6329-98   Ranking 3: Resistant to Mold Growth
 Stain Resistance  ASTM C 1378-04:2014  Class A (Polished finish)
 Surface Burning  ASTM E84  Class A

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