And while both materials are moisture resistant if you left a sweating glass on the surface of each overnight the results would be different.
Thermally fused laminate vs melamine.
There are two types of laminate that we use pretty often for furniture.
Thermally fused laminate tfl and high pressure laminate hpl.
These papers have been glued together and finally a melamine plastic is pressed at the top.
Also called high pressure laminate this is popular among common people by the name of formica to make this laminate a very high pressure of 1400psi is used over 6 8 layers of kraft paper.
Each is produced differently.
It s great for vertical applications or low impact.
However the thicker textured thermal fused melamine has the same kind of life expectancy of high pressure laminate.
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The low quality melamine will not last as long as most laminate surfacing.
Arauco prism tfl is ideal for on trend designs.
Textured melamine opens up a lot of great options for your cabinets by giving a three dimensional texture to your doors.