What is the difference between artificial turf and natural grass?

The advantages of artificial turf

1. It is an environmentally friendly product that uses organic pigments completely; the surface is resistant to moisture, shrinks and swells, there is no chemical change, and it is resistant to mildew and poison; the resistance to sliding is extremely low, providing a soft supportive feeling, internal packing Microorganisms cannot breed; environmental protection is flame retardant.

2, using the principle of imitating acoustics, vivid colors, vivid and lasting; walking freely on the surface, there will be no "feeling" feeling; good elasticity, the surface has a shock absorption efficiency, to minimize the risk of sports injuries.

3. Artificial turf is an all-weather venue, completely free of rain, snow and other weather, has good permeability, drainage speed, the surface will not form a slurry, will not freeze, can be in the extreme cold, high temperature and other extreme weather Regional use.

4. In addition to various advantages of natural grass, artificial turf also has the characteristics of convenient construction. It can be laid on asphalt, cement, and hard sand. It is durable, it is not easy to fade, it is easy to maintain, especially suitable for use frequency. High school grounds.

5, in line with the German testing standards, through the 6000 hours of light irradiation and aging tests to ensure stable performance under ultraviolet light.

Comparison between natural grass and artificial grass

Pre-investment:

The initial investment in natural grass is larger than that of artificial turf. It requires a lot of manpower and material resources from Songshi, transplanting turf, fertilizing, diverting water, and conservation. If there is a big climate difference or water source problem, then it needs to involve To achieve the establishment of a constant temperature project and water diversion project; artificial turf does not have to consider these issues, only the site is paved, there is a fixed drainage ditch, on the line; investment is small, one-time, requires less manpower and material resources.

Foundation selection:

The natural grass must be solid soil and be subjected to work such as loose soil and fertilization. If the ground is not real ground, it is necessary to purchase good soil to lay the ground and other work; and the artificial turf has no such trouble. Any foundation can be used. What works.

Weather resistance:

The weatherability of natural grass is far behind that of artificial turf. Natural grass needs to provide more comfortable space. The timing of water application is not too large. All adverse weather will affect the growth of grass; if a water diversion and constant temperature system is established, though This problem, but their operation will have a cost; and artificial turf will not be any weather, can maintain the original color and status.

Abrasion resistance:

Natural grasses are very fragile and often easily break or die due to friction and pressure. Artificial turf is made of 100% polypropylene fiber and has good abrasion resistance. The test data and long-term practical experience , as well as testing by professional agencies.

Elasticity and resilience:

Compared with artificial grass, artificial grass turf net structure enhances the elasticity and resilience of artificial turf, and can overcome the phenomenon that other one-piece grasses are easy to “sweep”. It also can disperse the strong pulling force in the intense exercise, make the grass not easy to break, the sand in the movement will maintain the high flatness because of the network density of the fiber.

Color stability:

Natural grasses have very limited ability to maintain their original color. The influence of various factors can directly destroy its color. Artificial turf is a unique blend of polymer, stabilizer and colorant. The data obtained by the meteorological test for 6,000 hours proved to have better stability and UV resistance.

Environmental protection:

German environmental test data proves that artificial turf does not contain heavy metals. Class A standard, for biodegradation to the fiber carrier in nature. Both the natural grass and the artificial grass are environmentally friendly.

Usability:

The artificial turf has passed independent testing results from all over the world: the low sliding damping test of the London Laboratory concluded that the product has better controllable sliding properties; in comparison with natural grass, the artificial turf can greatly improve the athlete’s skills. Minimise the friction of the sole of the foot and therefore reduce the damage to the grass.

Maintenance:

The cost of natural grass in maintenance will be very expensive. The project will take a long time. It will restrict competition and use. Grassland transplants, cultivation, pruning, and no one's trampling on conservation will require extensive human and financial resources. Artificial turf basically has no maintenance, just make up for sand and the like.

No loss:

If the use of the site changes, the artificial turf can be quickly moved to the appropriate location, as other uses or transfer sites, there will be no economic losses; and the nature of the natural grass determines that it can not have such flexibility and repetition Usability.

In short, compared with artificial grass, natural grass is very large in terms of input costs and manpower in the early and future maintenance process, but it is not very practical in practice. It is easily affected by various factors. It is limited in terms of its performance as well as its functions, uses, etc.; and the outstanding performance characteristics and diversification of artificial turf, together with the small amount of investment, will be widely used by countries around the world in the days to come and gradually replace the natural grass position. . This trend is not far off.