COMPARISON OF WOOD VENEER AND MFC MELAMINE

Simply put: Veneer wood is actually a natural wood that is thinly sliced ​​from precious tree trunks such as walnut, ash, peach, oak, etc., although it acts as a surface material, it is often used as a surface material. called wood. Melamine also has a surface role but is actually a resin that is coated on the surface of the wood.

See also:  Distinguishing Oak veneer and Ash veneer.

General features:

All are covered with industrial wood core to make interior products.

All must go through processing and production.

Compare wood veneer and MFC (melamine)

Wood veneer is natural wood grain (thin veneer from natural wood) in contrast to MFC is artificial wood grain.

Wood veneer surface after finishing is covered with PU paint and with MFC, the surface is finished by hard plastic technology on the surface that can be scraped with a key head without scratching, the smoothness is relatively good.

Veneer is usually covered with plywood or MDF, while Melamine is often covered with chipboard because of its high hardness. 

Plywood covered with veneer when making furniture usually uses a dragon core or a gallop, if using other boards, it is easy to peel off the wood layer. Veneer should be imported (India, US), if using Vanilla peach, use Vietnam, should not use veneer imported from China. In contrast, melamine or MFC is covered with chipboard or MDF.

High elasticity wood panels if veneer, with MFC hardwood panels if covered with chipboard (wood pulp)

The surface of the plank to make the cabinet door, if you want to be flat, you must choose carefully, usually to ensure the flatness, use MDF coated veneer. In contrast, the surface of MFC board has absolute flatness without ripples.

Wood veneer does not use gasoline, oil, chemicals to clean the surface when dirty, but with MFC it is completely possible.

Especially wood veneer, if the surface is moldy when soaked in water, it cannot be treated, but with melamine surface, it never gets moldy, except for the edge of the board.

The moisture resistance of veneer is better than MFC so no need to glue the edge. 

Wood veneer will fade over time, usually 3-5 years (if using a different color than the original color of the wood. On the contrary, MFC is difficult to fade during use (the surface has been covered with plastic).

Paint to your liking with veneer and MFC is an artificial resin, so you can produce colors as you like.

With veneer wood can create complex shapes such as bends, but MFC cannot.