IMITATION HARD ENAMEL VS SOFT ENAMEL, WHAT IS THEIR DIFFERENCE?
There are some badges in our website have similar looking but have been named differently in soft enamel or imitation hard enamel (new enamel). You may have a question in your mind: what is the difference between them? Here we listing the comparation of both coloring way for your quick view:
Outer Looking
Imitation Hard Enamel
● Surface (painting and metal lines) is flat.
● No epoxy normally
Soft Enamel
● Painting area is recessed.
● Surface can be with epoxy coated or without epoxy coated. Epoxy is dome shape.
Base Metal
Imitation Hard Enamel
- We fill imitation cloisonné on copper, brass or zinc alloy base metal product.
Soft Enamel
- We fill soft enamel on iron, copper, brass, zinc alloy base metal product.
Production Procedure
Imitation Hard Enamel
Stamping → fixing attachment → cleaning → polishing → filling color → plating
Soft Enamel
Stamping → fixing attachment → cleaning → polishing → plating → filling color
How to choose processing?
Imitation Hard Enamel
- Advantage:
- Higher Quality
- Looking is similar to real cloisonné.
- Using for gift items usually.
- Disadvantage:
- Pricing is higher.
- Production time is longer.
Soft Enamel
- Advantage:
- Surface can put epoxy coated or not.
- Price is lower.
- Production time is shorter.
Using for promotion items usually.
- Disadvantage:
Standard Quality
Above are some comparisons for hard enamel vs soft enamel, hope this can help you to clarify the difference. If you want to know more about the filling colors, please leave a message to us.
