How should We Choose The Toilet Partition Hardware ?

When we talk about Toilet Partition, a crucial, but often overlooked aspect is the importance of choosing the suitable Toilet partition hardware. Not just the partition, Toilet partition hardware also provides important support and act to connection of each partition. You should know What Toilet partition hardware are available for choice in the market and how to choose them.

In general, a series of Toilet partition hardware contains latches, door hardware kits, wall brackets, fasteners, U brackets, coat hooks,door hinge and panel packs. Typically, Toilet partition is constituted of these hardware, and the durability and structure cannot be maximized without one of them.

The common materials of Toilet partition hardware

There are common materials used for different kind of Toilet partition hardware, including nylon, plastic, stainless steel, aluminum alloy and zinc alloy. You can select one kind of them after comparison among different materials.

1.Nylon Toilet partition hardware

Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, based on aliphatic or semi-aromatic polyamides. Nylon is a thermoplastic silky material that can be melt-processed into fibers, films or shapes. Nylon was first used commercially in a nylon-bristled toothbrush in 1938, followed more famously in women's stockings or "nylons" which were shown at the 1939 New York World's Fair and first sold commercially in 1940. During World War II, almost all nylon production was diverted to the military for use in parachutes and parachute cord. Wartime uses of nylon and other plastics greatly increased the market for the new materials.

Nylon can be used as the material of toilet partition. Because it enjoys good property of flexible, corrosion resistant, easy cleaning, keeping forms and wear resistance. Light weight but strong, it possesses the features of high corrosion resistance, smoothness, hard to deform. While absorbing the moisture in the air, it become more sturdy and durable. Beside, it is easy to clean and maintain with no special smell. 

2.Plastic Toilet partition hardware

Plastic is material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that are malleable and so can be molded into solid objects. Plasticity is the general property of all materials which can deform irreversibly without breaking but, in the class of moldable polymers, this occurs to such a degree that their actual name derives from this specific ability.

Due to their special features, such as ease of manufacture, versatility, and imperviousness to water, plastics are used in a multitude of products of different scale, including paper clips and spacecraft. They have prevailed over traditional materials, such as wood, stone, horn and bone, leather, metal, glass, and ceramic, in some products previously left to natural materials. According to the different characteristics of various plastics, plastic is usually divided into general-purpose plastics, engineering plastics and specialty plastics. The one used for bathroom partition is engineering plastics. It is with lots of excellent feature, including chemical resistance, glossy surface, partly transparent or translucent and light weight.

Besides, plastic products are cheap，practical and easy to color. Most of the plastic are anti-corrosion and not have reaction with acid and alkali.It is easily molded into different shape and also a good insulator. However, plastic can not be recycled.The classification of them is very difficult and not economically cost-effective. Among all that hardware, plastic hardware is sold at the lowest price. So, if you have cost budget from price consideration, you could choose this one.

3.Aluminium alloy and zinc alloy Toilet partition hardware

Aluminium alloys are alloys in which aluminium  is the predominant metal. The typical alloying elements are copper, magnesium, manganese, silicon, tin and zinc. There are two principal classifications, namely casting alloys and wrought alloys, both of which are further subdivided into the categories heat-treatable and non-heat-treatable. A widely used zinc alloy is brass, in which copper is alloyed with anywhere from 3% to 45% zinc, depending upon the type of brass. Brass is generally more ductile and stronger than copper, and has superior corrosion resistance. These properties make it useful in communication equipment, hardware, musical instruments, and water valves.

Compared to cast iron, the alloys have better machinability, can be cast to closer tolerances and have a superior as-cast surface finish. They also are generally better suited for short production runs and less likely to require protective finishes. These advantages have resulted in substantially reduced production costs for numerous applications. With low density, high intensity and good plasticity, aluminium alloys are close to or better than high-quality steel. With the features of low melting point, good fluidity, zine alloy can be machined in plastic forming. Aluminium and zinc alloy materials have widely used for bathroom partition hardware.

5.Stainless steel Toilet partition hardware

Stainless Steel is short for stainless acid-proof steel. It is resistant to weak corrosive medium such as air, steam, water or stainless steel with stainless steel. Chemical resistant medium (acid, alkali and salt chemical immersion Erosion) called corrosion-resistant steel grade steel. In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French inoxydable (inoxidizable), is a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5% chromium content by mass.

Stainless Steel’s resistance to corrosion and staining, low maintenance, and familiar lustre make it an ideal material for many applications. Bathroom partition hardware is one of them. There are many advantages for stainless steel used for bathroom hardware. There is a texture of high quality, elegant outlooks and metal smithcraft. Due to the great casting performance, complicated shape hardware makes the toilet partition never monotonous. With corrosion resistance and anti-oxidant, it would never rust and maintain the gloss surface.

In appearance, stainless Steel hardware is high wear resistant, smooth but not greasy and exquisite manual. If possible, we always lean towards stainless steel hardware as opposed to other kind of Toilet partition hardware.

In short, considering of different price and quality, there are different choice for you. Choose the suitable Toilet partition hardware basic on you need according to the specific information above. HCTOP Hardware is sold with a basic series of hardware, including one hook, one handle, one lock, two supporting feet, two hinge and ten corner fasteners (12 for nylon hardware). We are always here to help you make the better choice.