What is the difference between silver mirror and aluminum mirror?

  Silver mirrors and aluminum mirrors are widely used in furniture, art, interior decoration, shower rooms, cars,building windows.

 

  The thickness varies from 1.0 mm to 8 mm, the maximum size is 3660*2440 mm, the mirror not only has clear color, but also bronze, gray, green, blue, pink, golden, silver gray and other colors to achieve different decorative effects.

 

                         

 

  Aluminum mirror also known as aluminized mirror, glass mirror, mirror glass, mirror plate glass.

 

  Aluminum mirror have clear sheet  aluminum mirror, single coated aluminum float mirror, double coated aluminum float mirror.

 

  The high reflection aluminum mirror is made of high quality clear sheet glass or clear float glass /Tinted Float glass plate as the original piece, which is cleaned and polished in turn, high vacuum metal deposition aluminum plating, fast oxygen reaction, the first corrosion resistant coating and drying, the second waterproof and hard coating and drying and other processing procedures.

 

  Silver mirror commonly known as waterproof mirror, mercury mirror, silver-coated glass mirror, glass mirror, mirror glass, etc. Silver mirror is widely used in furniture, crafts, decoration, bathroom mirror, makeup mirror, optical mirror, and car rearview mirror. When storing the mirror, it should not be stacked with alkaline and acidic substances to avoid storage in a humid environment and keep dry.

 

So how do know the difference between a silver mirror and an aluminum mirror?

 

1, silver mirror and aluminum mirror reflection clarity is different

 

  Compared with the surface paint of the silver mirror and the surface paint of the aluminum mirror, the paint of the silver mirror is deeper, and the paint of the aluminum mirror is lighter. The silver mirror is much clearer than the aluminum mirror, and the geometric Angle of the object light source is more standardized. Aluminum mirror reflectivity is low, the reflection performance of ordinary aluminum mirror is about 70%, the shape and color are easy to distort, and the life is short, the corrosion resistance is poor, and it has been completely eliminated in Europe and the United States. However, aluminum mirrors are easy to large-scale production, and the cost of raw materials is relatively low.

 

2, silver mirror and aluminum mirror back coating is different

 

  Generally, silver mirrors are protected by more than two layers of paint. Scrape off part of the protective paint on the surface of the mirror, and if the proof that the bottom layer shows copper color is a silver mirror, the proof that shows silver white is an aluminum mirror.

 

3, silver mirror and aluminum mirror front color brightness is different

 

  Silver mirror is dark bright, deep color, aluminum mirror is white bright, color hair bleach. Therefore, the silver mirror is distinguished by color alone: the color of the back is gray, the color of the front is deep, and the light is dark. Two pieces together, shiny and white, are aluminum mirrors.

 

4,silver mirror and aluminum mirror surface paint activity is different

 

  Silver is a non-active metal, aluminum is an active metal, over time aluminum will oxidize and lose its color, turning gray, silver will not. Silver mirrors are more waterproof and moisture-proof than aluminum mirrors, shine more clearly and brighter, and are generally more durable than aluminum mirrors in damp places such as bathrooms.

 

Application：

 

Aluminum mirror:

1.Automobile rearview mirror.

2.Solar Panels.

3.Aluminum mirrors are the top choice for telescopes.

4.Projection displays

5.Architectural applications (e.g. building exteriors).

6.Decorative aluminum mirrors

 

Silver mirrors:

 

1.High-end decorative mirrors.

2.Precision optics.

3.Bathroom and household mirrors.

4.Jewelry and fashion accessories.

5.Scientific and medical equipment.