The stainless steel sinks on the market look nearly the same, and some have huge price differences even for the same product, it confuses home décor consumers and even professional buyers on the buying decision. The following are reference from China Elite Group, hoping to help confused buyers avoid traps and find high-quality kitchen sinks.

What Are The Differences Between Cheap and Expensive Stainless Steel Sinks? There are several differences between the two that we pointed out one by one.

The Raw material of The Steel, 304 or 201?

The stainless steel’s quality is one of the significant factors. Stainless steel comes in a lot of variations. These variations have their unique properties. The two prevalent types of stainless steel are the 201 and 304 grades. The surface of the 201 steel is a little dull and easily rusty, while the 304 steel is brighter and smoother. The quality of 304 steel is absolutely better than the 201 grade.

Resistance to Discoloration and Corrosion

The advantage of an expensive sink over a cheap one is the Corrosion & Discoloration resistance properties. We could read it from the component properties ratio on chemicals primarily on Nickel and Chromium. The more chromium is included in your stainless steel sink, the shinier it should be. The more nickel is included in your stainless steel sink, the more rusty free it should be. Elite kitchen sinks are made from a ratio of 18/8 contains 18 percent chromium and 8 percent nickel which enable long term durability of your sinks.

A cheap stainless steel sink might be get harmful compounds and easily loose shine and luster for your sink during long term usage, because the oxidation and corrosion resistance are low for the 201 stainless steel. It significantly reduces the life span of your sink. Getting a cheaper sink means being prone to these problems. A sink that can withstand daily use will ultimately cost less for maintenance.

Resistance to Tensile Strength, Crooked or Not?

It’s critical to consider all the elements that affect the quality and longevity of your products as a sink retailer and wholesaler.

In addition to above advantages, the thickness (gauge) of the sink, the variants of tensile strength of steel, the production process, the craftsmanship of workers all have a vital effect to a sink’s durability and shape.

The thicker the steel, the heavier it will be. The most common gauge to use in stainless steel is the 16 gauge or 18 gauge. The 18 gauge is good, but the sink gauge above 20 is too thin, and it will compromise your sink’s quality.

Elite Sink offer extra thick supreme craftsmanship 16Gauge & 18Gauge sinks for our sinks and warrant customers no crooked shape for sinks. The inspection for every sink before shipment enables us to take a strict control on the supreme quality sinks for every customer.

The Corner Edge Finish, Burred or Not?

When buying kitchen sinks, your primary focus on the functionality and elegance the sink. The sinks with precision engineering and artisanal craftsmanship are more popular than other style. The surface finish, edge finish etc are the visible factors first come to customer eye, for high end priced sinks, the high- grade crafts are the perfect match.

Elite Sink offer high crafts to the surface and edge finish, we warranty our sinks are smooth and with burrs which offer you second to none sinks.

The Surface Finish, Scratches and Dents?

When washing dishes, there is a lot of clattering, which the dishes produce due to contact with the sink’s surface. This contact between metals will most likely wear your kitchen sink out. One day, you’ll wake up and notice a lot of dents and scratches on your kitchen sink.

Choose a stainless steel sink with a good surface finish, such as a brushed or satin finish. It will significantly prevent scratches while using the sink. An expensive sink will also give you resistance against these dents and scratches. A cheaper one will give in to the banging a lot easier. The restoration of dents will also be affected. It will be easier to restore marks on more expensive stainless steel sinks than cheaper alternatives.

Although sink have many variants, even one sink have lots of variants. It comes from the material, thickness, surface finish etc. Someone judge the sinks from the edge, it’s not sufficient to get a idea from this. Because the secondary sink use the inferior material for inner bowl both from the thickness and surface finish. Just measure the edge thickness is not enough, because sinks are not produced by the same piece of material. It raise the potential risk for easily scratches, crook and wrap etc.

Elite Sink range sinks are fabricated one piece material handcrafted, 18Gauge & 16Gauge thick hairline brushed surface material through out the bowl which compete other suppliers in sink shape and durability.

If the price is a secondary factor for you, above are the factors you can follow to judge a good sink. For distributors and wholesalers, they are more factors need to consider such as painting, noise pads, packing style etc. A kitchen sink is going to last around 25 years. So it is a basic necessity that you get the high quality of the sink with long life span. Hope this article have a useful reference to your buying guide in sinks.

Elite Kitchen & Bath (China)

Elite Sink is the leading supplier of stainless steel sinks of all shapes and styles in North America, Southeast Asia, Oceania, Europe market, and we have years of experience with the craft. We make the high quality sinks around and can help to make sure that you get the forefront sinks quickly and always surpass the customer’s expectation.

For more technical support or details, welcome to contact the Elite Sink team!