On Thu, 2 May 2013 03:25:19 +0000 (UTC), gregz
wrote:

micky wrote:
On Wed, 01 May 2013 19:23:59 -0400, Don Wiss
wrote:

I like white Corian counters to work on. Corian doesn't win the heat
resistance award. The cabinet box that will be alongside the range is
12-1/4" wide. I could give that section a stone countertop, and somehow
have it meet nicely with the Corian. That box could have a lower height to
match the surface with the 1/2" thick Corian.

It seems that granite is the most heat resistant. Or is there some rare
stone or other material known for its heat resistance? I would think that
the thicker the more resistant. Are there thicker countertop thickness
options?

Diamond. Make the counter out of diamond.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Unfortunately, the heat would be transferred to the substrate. Diamond is
many times better conductor than copper.

It would also be distributed over a quite wide area, very quickly. It
would be hard to burn the substrate with copper or stainless cladding
(not going to go there with carbon).