synthetic leather is also called faux leather,artificial leather,imitation leather or fake leather.
synthetic leather is totally different from genuine leather. Faux leather,by material category,can be divided into 4 kinds:
1: pu leather which is made of polyurethane,also is called polyurethane fabric or polyurethane leather
2: pvc leather which is made of polyvinyl chloride ,also known as vinyl fabric or vinyl coated fabric
3:microfiber leather is nylon base coated with polyurethane.
4:silicone leather is silicone coated fabric.
how to distinguish pu leather,pvc leather and microfiber leather?
the backing of pu leather ,pvc leather is different from microfiber leather,
because microfiber leather has a microfiber backing,like below picture
microfiber leather
however,pu pvc leather has a backing fabric,like polyester or cotton fabric,like below white fabric picture
and how to distinguish pu leather and pvc leather?
the easiest way is burn it, when you burn it, the pu leather will produce white smoke,
however the pvc leather will produce black smoke with a strong smell.
how to manufacture pvc leather vinyl fabric?
below is the production flow of the pvc leather
how to manufacture pu leather?
pu leather material production flow is differnet from that of pvc leather,
pu leather no foaming process ,no calendering process,
but pu leather has washing process, they need clean the DMF
how to manufacture microfiber leather?
microfiber leather is pu coated microfiber base,so similar production flow as pu leather.
how to manufacture silicone leather?
silicone leather is silicone coated on fabric.
Silicone leather is becoming popular for all upholstery project,such as car seat cover,marine,furniture ,especially for children product.
Silicone leather test video
synthetic leather advantages
synthetic leather has high utilization ,but genuine leather not.
now we have AZO free,Formaldehyde free,VOC free faux leather
for auto interior or furniture upholstery,shoes ,handbags.
some genuine leather can not such eco-friendly and safe as synthetic leather
meanwhile faux leather can be used for above 5 years,no hydrolysis problem
so why not try synthetic leather ?
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