The difference of cork and hardwood
The difference between cork and hardwood After understanding what is cork and what is hardwood, you also need to understand the difference between cork and hardwood in order to better choose your own cork products. Although cork is soft, it can still be made into the furniture we need in our lives.

Cork, as a high-end and trendy finishing material, has been popular in advanced countries such as Europe and the United States for a long time. It has many excellent properties such as sound absorption, moisture resistance, abrasion resistance, fire resistance, heat insulation, corrosion resistance, etc., and it is economical and practical, conducive to environmental protection, and is an ideal new type of decorative material.

Cork floor has the reputation of soft golden floor, and it is a comprehensive floor solution. Cork wall panel is a new wall decoration material made by special technology. It has outstanding advantages, natural texture, sound absorption and heat insulation, environmental protection and nobleness, and return to nature. .

How to distinguish between cork and hardwood

1. Structure The biggest difference between softwood and hardwood is reflected in the internal structure of the two types of wood. Generally, softwood is composed of many flat cells, and the cells are filled with air, so that the growing softwood appears It is very soft, and it is precisely because of this that the softwood is filled with beautiful colors. Compared with softwood, the wood of hardwood is very hard and compact, and the trees will leave beautiful patterns with the passage of time. Annual ring.

2. Although the texture of hardwood is very hard, it does not mean that all hardwoods are very hard. Hardwoods vary greatly in hardness. Some hardwoods are even softer than softwoods. For example, balsa wood is more flexible than softwood. Softer. And the cork is not as breakable as we imagined, many cork can still be made into the seats we need in daily life.

3. Compared with hardwood, the price of softwood is more expensive. Because many hardwoods are precious tree species, and the tree species are relatively rare, they are also excellent materials for making fixtures, so its market price is relatively high. Cork is a more common tree species, and its selling price is relatively low.

4. Aesthetic and practicality Hard wood is hard and beautiful, and the furniture is made of high quality, with good fall resistance and practicality, while the soft wood furniture is soft, and the durability is relatively better than hard wood.