There&#;re many mirror options in the market with different pricing ,but normal customers don&#;t know exactly why the price are different,and cannot identify which is aluminium mirror,silver mirror and copper free mirror.After they purchasing the cheap aluminium mirrors,especially single paint aluminium mirrors,customers found the quality is quite poor and cannot meet customers requirement,so before purchasing a mirror,customers should know the difference and features of different mirror products.

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Firstly,the deciding points affecting mirror price is the coating used in Mirror.

What&#;s a mirror coating?

Mirrors are widely used in decoration among other industries because of its reflective properties, the reflective property of mirrors come from coating a layer deposited on the surface of the glass, making it reflective and in some times make better reflections or give a higher reflection on some specific colors.

Are all reflective coatings the same?

For commercial and household use, there are two important factors: Percentage of Reflection and Durability.

Aluminium mirror:

Aluminum Mirrors reflect only 90% of the light, which means you get a less vibrant reflection and colors from the mirror itself. Although they are a cheaper option, most of the time these mirrors come with waving issues and their coating is thinner, which makes it easier to scratch.

Aluminum being a more reactive metal compared to Silver oxidizes much faster in the presence of moisture, not the ideal case for a mirror you want to install in your bathroom or the exterior.

Silver mirror:

Silver Mirrors reflect up to 95% of the light spectrum, they are popular among women due to its vivid reflection and much warmer colors. Despite their higher cost, most consumers prefer it, and until a few years ago it was a synonym of quality in Mirrors.

Silver coated layers are also much thicker and rust-resistant, and despite being cleaned with more corrosive chemicals they last longer than aluminum mirrors. In some cases with a good care Silver Mirrors can last up to three years without getting oxidized.

Copper-free mirrors are made out of the silver coating as its main reflective material, which allows them to give that vibrant reflection that women love so much from the Silver Mirror. But at the same time, it has several improvements that make it a higher quality mirror compared to silver.

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What is silver mirror and aluminum mirror? How to distinguish them

Aluminum mirror is also known as aluminum mirror, aluminum mirror, glass mirror, mirror glass, mirror plate glass. High reflective aluminum mirror system adopts high quality float glass plate As the original piece, it is cleaned and polished successively, aluminized by high vacuum metal deposition, quick oxygen reaction, the first time of anti-corrosion coating and drying, the second time It is made of waterproof, hard spray paint, drying and other processing procedures.

High grade float aluminum mirror can be made into colored mirrors of various colors to increase different decoration effects, such as gray Mirror, brown mirror, green mirror, blue mirror, etc. Thickness from 1.1mm to 8mm, maximum size of aluminum mirror plate xmm&#;
Silver mirror is commonly known as waterproof mirror, mercury mirror, glass surface silver mirror, glass mirror, mirror glass, etc. Silver mirror is widely used in furniture, arts and crafts, decoration, bathroom mirror, cosmetic mirror, optical mirror, and car rearview mirror, etc. When storing mirrors, do not Stack with alkaline and acid substances, avoid storage in humid environment  Silver mirror also refers to the phenomenon that the reduced sugar reacts with Torrance reagent to generate silver on the tube wall during the reducing sugar test

1. The reflection clarity of silver mirror and aluminum mirror is different  Compared with the paint on the surface of the aluminum mirror, the paint on the surface of the silver mirror should be more profound. On the contrary, the paint on the surface of the aluminum mirror is lighter. Silver mirror is much clearer than aluminum mirror, and the reflection angle of object light source is more standard. The reflectivity of aluminum mirror is low, the reflection performance of ordinary aluminum mirror is about 70%, the shape and color are easy to be distorted, and the service life is short, and the corrosion resistance is poor, which has been completely eliminated in European and American countries. However, aluminum mirror is easy to produce in large scale, and the cost of raw materials is relatively low.

2 &#;different back coating of silver mirror and aluminum mirror Generally, silver mirror is protected by more than two layers of paint. Scratch off part of the protective paint on the surface of the mirror. If the bottom layer shows copper color, it is silver mirror, and if it shows silver white, it is aluminum mirror. Generally, the back coating of silver mirror is dark gray, and that of aluminum mirror is light gray.

3. The front color and brightness of silver mirror and aluminum mirror are different

Silver mirror is dark and bright, with deep color, while aluminum mirror is white and bright, with floating color. Therefore, the silver mirror can be distinguished only by its color: the color on the back is gray, the color on the front is dark and bright. Put the two together, shiny and white is the aluminum mirror.

4. Active difference between silver mirror and aluminum mirror Silver is an inactive metal, and aluminum is an active metal. After a long time, aluminum will oxidize and lose its natural color. Silver will not. More simply, it can be tested with dilute hydrochloric acid. The reaction of aluminum is very strong, while that of silver is very slow. The silver mirror is more waterproof and moisture-proof than the aluminum mirror, and the light is clearer and brighter. Generally, it is more durable than the aluminum mirror when it is used in the wet place of the bathroom.

There are three major differences between silver mirror and aluminum mirror: the appearance of silver mirror and aluminum mirror are very similar, but the material cost of silver mirror production is significantly higher than that of aluminum mirror, not only that, in terms of labor cost, the production process of silver mirror is also more complex, and the price and texture will certainly be different. Specifically, the silver mirror is made of silver plating, while the aluminum mirror is made of metal aluminum. The price of the silver mirror is much higher than that of the aluminum mirror. The aluminum mirror is low-cost and full of durability. That is to say, do not put the bathroom in a dry place. When the silver mirror for the wear mirror is generally sold for about 60-70 yuan / m2, the aluminum mirror is sold for about 40-60 yuan / m2. In terms of brightness, the refraction performance of the silver mirror is better than that of the aluminum mirror Under the same light intensity, the silver mirror will appear brighter.

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