Hi tgrafix,
I don’t think this is a legitimate reason for not disclosing the quality of the materials in a mattress because the specific properties or ILD’s and “comfort specs” of the materials still wouldn’t be known (and aren’t necessary to disclose) and would still be proprietary. Anyone that wanted to duplicate a mattress would still need to know much more information than just the quality of the materials and they could find out the quality of the materials and the design of the mattress anyway just by buying one and looking inside the cover and weighing out the foams. This type of answer is just a way to say “we don’t want you to compare the quality of our mattress to others” IMO.
To duplicate this you would need access to the same materials (and I don’t know where their graphite infused latex is available in individual layers) although you could probably “approximate” it if you knew the thickness and ILD of all the layers and had access to a similar cover that used quilted latex.
I don’t have any personal experience with the graphite infused latex yet and it’s not widely available but in theory it would affect the temperature regulation of the latex (and Talalay is already one of the most breathable types of foam) and to some degree the response and firmness of the latex as well. It could also make a difference in the fire retardant properties of the latex which may allow more flexibility in the type of fire retardant materials you could use in a sock or quilting.
Overall though … Talalay latex is already one of the most durable and breathable materials and is available in such a wide range of designs and firmness levels that for me there would need to be a significant difference in the feel and performance of a mattress that used it or was in this price range compared to other lower cost Talalay latex options using “regular” Talalay to justify the extra cost (and most likely higher margins) involved. While this would ultimately be an individual preference choice that each person would need to make for themselves based on their budget, preferences, and personal value equation … I wouldn’t choose it based on the fact that it used graphite infused latex alone compared to other mattresses that didn’t unless there was a very compelling and specific reason to do so that was important to me and there was “enough” of a difference that would justify the extra cost.
Phoenix