The high pressure laminate would only show minimal damage to the desk because of its superior durability.
Thermally fused laminate vs melamine.
However the thicker textured thermal fused melamine has the same kind of life expectancy of high pressure laminate.
Thermally fused laminate tfl is created by soaking decor paper with resin and allowing it to partially dry.
Melamine is cheaper than laminate as it is manufactured by a method which is not cost intensive.
Melamine is produced with a pressure of just 300 500psi while to make a laminate a pressure of 1400psi is required.
There are two types of laminate that we use pretty often for furniture.
The low quality melamine will not last as long as most laminate surfacing.
The thermal fused melamine surface would likely bubble up and visibly damage the desk.
Also called direct or low pressure laminate.
Each is produced differently.
Thermally fused laminate decorative panels once known as thermally fused melamine or tfm is made by fusing a resin impregnated sheet of décor paper directly to a substrate.
With the absence of the multiple layers of kraft paper that is found in hpl you will loose some of the impact resistance but also you will have a lower cost.
Tfl is a melamine saturated paper that is thermally fused directly to the substrate.
When its time to have the look of high pressure laminate hpl with similar performance thermally fused laminate tfl also referred to as thermally fused melamine tfm is often used.
Laminate is more durable than melamine and more resistant to heat and chemicals.
Textured melamine opens up a lot of great options for your cabinets by giving a three dimensional texture to your doors.
In general melamine is cost effective due to its manufacturing process.
There is no kraft paper used in thermally fused laminates and the resulting panel is ready for finishing.
It s what you get when thin paper is applied at 300 500 psi on a substrate board.
Thermally fused laminate tfl and high pressure laminate hpl.
Technically speaking melamine is the glue used to saturate the layers of paper transformed into a solid plastic surface through thermal fusion.