The main varieties and characteristics of kitchen cabinet door panels

Door panels are a major part of the appearance and overall quality of kitchen cabinets and are often the first consideration when ordering kitchen cabinets.

When consumers choose kitchen cabinet door panels, they should consider the style, color matching, easy care, substrate sturdiness, deformation resistance, moisture resistance, water resistance, surface abrasion resistance, durability and environmental protection. And several key performance indicators for service life. With the continuous emergence of new materials and new processes, the types of door panels are becoming more and more abundant. At present, there are several types of kitchen cabinets commonly found on the market:

1. Refractory board door panel:

This type of door panel is usually made of environmentally-friendly E1 large core board as the base material, and the high-quality, environmentally-friendly fireproof board is attached. The surface is wear-resistant, high-temperature resistant, scratch-resistant, anti-penetration, easy to clean, flat and easy to deform, and beautiful in color, making the fire-resistant door panel suitable for the use of modern kitchen cabinets. This kind of board generally has many new designs every year, some of which are designed for kitchen cabinets, which meet the requirements of the combination of beauty and practicality of kitchen cabinets, and become the common material for door panels.

2, painted door:

Generally, it refers to a door panel that is coated with environmentally-friendly paint on a high-quality E1 medium density fiberboard and other substrates, and then processed by baking or surface polishing. Colourful and diverse, usually no need to seal, not easy to stain, easy to clean. Among them, the high-gloss color and metal texture brought by the metal paint have a magnificent and noble temperament. However, the technical process, the processing environment and the operation technology have higher requirements, such as the process is not closed, and it is easy to form defects such as uneven paint surface, partial paint stripping or staining. Paint door panels require attention to the use of maintenance, should avoid scratching or impact with hard objects.

3. PVC molded plastic door panel:

The surface of the 18mm high-quality environmentally-friendly MDF substrate is vacuum-stressed and adsorbed by a three-dimensional PVC film (thickness 0.35-0.7mm). The surface of the door panel can be used for various patterns or shapes, and has the characteristics of rich and varied color, no need for edge sealing, etc., and avoids problems such as opening or moisture absorption which may occur at the edge of the veneer door panel, and is also called "no defect" in the world. Plate". The quality of this door panel mainly depends on the quality of the PVC three-dimensional mold and the processing equipment and process.

4, crystal board:

E1 grade large core board surface is coated with various acrylic sheets with a thickness of about 1.8-2mm (acrylic is a polymer composite material, the scientific name is polymethyl methacrylate). The door panels are usually sealed with the same color crystal plate edge seal or aluminum profile. The crystal door panels are rich in color, crystal clear and transparent, and have many artificial colors and are easy to clean. Avoid scratching or impacting hard objects.

5, stainless steel door panels:

Stainless steel door panel substrates are generally imported from Korea, Japan, Taiwan and other places imported high-quality SUS304 plate (cold-rolled plate, commonly used thickness of 0.6mm), the surface is frosted. Stainless steel plate has good physical and chemical properties: acid and alkali resistance, long service life However, the color is relatively monotonous, and the visual effect is “hard”, giving people a feeling of coldness, so the kitchen cabinet made of stainless steel is not much choice. However, some users prefer to use stainless steel cabinets with other door panels for durability and aesthetics.

6, solid wood door panels:

The unique texture and texture of natural wood has an elegant atmosphere of returning to nature and returning to nature. Most of the domestic high-end solid wood kitchen cabinet doors are made of imported high-grade solid wood, with exquisite edges, corners, decorative lines and other crafts and paints, and various elegant and gorgeous door panels, which bring a strong aristocratic atmosphere. Successful people are welcome. But usually the price is more expensive.

7, love home board door:

It is a melamine double-faced particleboard from EGGER (produced in Austria). The door panel has the advantages of rich color, fine texture, high pattern simulation, solid texture, no deformation, and flatness. It can be sealed with 2mm PVC edge banding or metal edge banding. It is one of the main door materials used in European kitchen cabinets. Aijiaban is a high-quality environmentally-friendly door panel (the highest international standard, European E1 class). It has a high price in the market, so there are many counterfeit products. When consumers choose Aijiaban, they must pay attention to the origin label or EGGER company. power of attorney.

8, moisture board door:

The double-sided melamine impregnated veneer with E1 grade environmental protection moisture-proof particle board is used as the door material. There are many imported and domestic brands for this kind of material, and the quality of different brands is also different. In general, most imported brands and some domestic high-quality brands have similar materials and characteristics to those of Aijiaban; however, there are also some domestically produced double-decorative panels, which are physically or environmentally friendly or have a surface due to the use of inexpensive raw materials or processes. The degree of exquisiteness does not meet the requirements of the kitchen cabinet panel, and consumers need to pay special attention.