Development prospects of microfiber synthetic leather market - 1 views
started by kbojezhang44 on 01 Jun 20
started by kbojezhang44 on 01 Jun 20
started by kbojezhang44 on 01 Jun 20
started by kbojezhang44 on 01 Jun 20
Development prospects of microfiber synthetic leather market
Manufacturing industrial leather production has a history of decades. With the continuous application of various new materials, its products are constantly updated. Leather-based fabrics range from woven fabrics to today's nonwoven fabrics. The resins used range from polyvinyl chloride, acrylic resins to polyurethanes (PU), and the fibers range from ordinary chemical fibers to differentiated fibers such as lotus-shaped fibers and ultra-fine fibers. In terms of product style, artificial leather has undergone a development process from low-end to high-end, from profiling to simulation, and its characteristics are getting closer to natural leather.
Microfiber synthetic leather is developed on the basis of full analysis of natural leather. Microfiber synthetic leather is made from bundle-shaped microfiber and polyurethane through a special process. It is made of nylon ultrafine fibers similar to the structure and properties of bundled collagen fibers in natural leather, made into a non-woven fabric with a three-dimensional network structure, and refilled with polyurethane with an open-cell structure after post-processing .
Widely used in automotive interior
Compared with knitted fabrics and woven fabrics, the advantages of ordinary fabric interiors are that the materials are easily available, have good elasticity and breathability, and have low cost; the disadvantage is that the material has a rough appearance, is easily stained, and is not easy to scrub. The physical properties and Natural leather is very different, easily damaged, and cannot meet the needs of advanced products.
The advantages of polyurethane microfiber synthetic leather are: tear strength, high tensile strength, easy to clean surface, similar structure to natural leather; disadvantage is high price, processing applicability ratio
Ordinary fabrics are poor. Compared with ordinary PU leather and PVC, polyurethane ultra-fine fiber synthetic leather has the advantages of high tear strength and tensile strength, good folding resistance, good cold resistance, thick and full finished products, good simulation, and VOC content of volatile organic compounds Inferior. The disadvantage is that it is heavier than ordinary synthetic leather and the cost is higher.
Ordinary PU leather adopts fabric as the base fabric, which has poor simulation and less folding resistance than microfiber synthetic leather, but has low cost, light weight, convenient processing and various varieties.
PVC artificial leather contains chemical ingredients that are more harmful to humans (especially plasticizers, etc.), with higher VOC content, it is easily volatile at high temperatures, strong rubber feel, no natural leather touch and feel, poor simulation, but the cost Low, easy to process.
Microfiber synthetic leather has the characteristics of natural leather in many properties, and even some physical and chemical properties are superior to natural leather, and it can be comparable to natural leather in fullness and feel.
Natural leather has a limited source of raw leather, and its quality varies with the origin and location of the raw leather. Natural leather pollutes the environment seriously during processing, has a low yield rate, is heavy, and is prone to mildew and decay.
Polyurethane microfiber synthetic leather is light in weight and has good cutting performance. It can be cut with high automation, high output rate, better resistance to mildew and better strength than natural leather. The product has a uniform texture, a wide range of sources, and a small odor in the finished product, but its feel, breathability, and fullness are worse than natural leather.
Industry development direction
At present, ultra-fine fibers have become a textile raw material that textile manufacturers often choose when developing textiles. Its use can effectively improve the grade and added value of products.
The ultra-fine fiber has a very low linear density and a high specific surface area, which makes the fabric have high coverage, soft feel and comfortable wearing. At the same time, as the fiber fineness decreases, the proportion of scattered light on the fiber surface increases, which will make the fabric surface The color tone is darker and softer. Due to the above characteristics, the main product varieties currently developed for ultra-fine fibers are modern suede-like products, artificial silk products, peach-like fleece, high-density products and cleaning cloths. Microfibers can also be used to make artificial leather, air filters, dust masks, ski water skiing sportswear, swimming suits
And other moisture-permeable and waterproof fabrics. In the 21st century, the production technology of composite ultrafine fibers has developed rapidly, and the output has increased a lot. Among them, the fastest growth rate is polyester microfiber fibers. The ultra-fine fiber market is very promising.