There are basically three types of materials for tile trims: PVC, aluminum and stainless steel.

1.   PVC

PVC is short for Polyvinyl Chloride. It is a kind of plastic decorative materials. In domestic markets, PVC tile trims is widely used in big quantities and cheap prices. One can almost see it in every building material market around China. But its shortcoming is bad thermal stability and impact resistance. It is also weak in anti-corrosion and oxidation resistance. No matter it is hard PVC or soft PVC, it becomes brittle when it gets aging during usage.

2.   Aluminum

The main alloy elements of aluminum tile trims are aluminum, copper, silicon, magnesium, zinc and manganese. Secondary alloy elements include nickel, iron, titanium, chromium, lithium, etc. Aluminum is low in density but high in strength. It is close to or even surpass good quality steel. It has good plasticity, so can be processed into all kinds of profiles. It also has good electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and good resistance to corrosion. Aluminum is widely used in engineering, and is next only to steel.

3.   Stainless steel

Stainless steel tile trims are far less popular than the previous two materials because of their high prices. Stainless steel has high resistance to corrosive agents like air, steam, water, acid, alkali, salt, etc.