The chart on this page outlines the relative advantages and disadvantages of modern mattress materials. Because any mattress material does exhibit certain advantages in specific applications, you can now easily compare in a matter of minutes for yourself with the following information.

	Durability	Absorption	Displacement	Comfort	Affordability
Air System
Memory 4lb
Memory 5lb
Memory 6lb
Latex Foam
Climalux
Urethane
Water Bed
Innerspring

Rating Legend and Terms

 -  Poor
 -  Average
 -  Good
 -  Very Good
 -  Excellent

Durability
This is the overall life expectancy rating in relation to the other materials included on the chart.

Absorption
The ability of a material to absorb an applied pressure by absorbing its energy.

Displacement
The ability of a sleep surface to dynamically reduce pressure points by displacing an applied pressure to other portions of the surface.

Comfort
How pleasant or relaxing a surface is in basic human terms when resting upon it.

Affordability
The relative rating of how cost-effective a particular sleep surface materials will be based largely in part on its other rating factors.