What is PU facing leather and its difference from heat dried leather
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2023-09-27 13:48
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PU facing leather is made by treating the second and third layers of natural leather, as well as defective leather, with a special film making and pressing process. The leather surface is covered with polyurethane PU surface layer, which presents various colors and patterns on the leather surface, without losing the advantages of breathability and folding resistance of the leather. It has its unique appearance and waterproof performance.
The difference between PU leather and artificial leather
Artificial leather is the earliest invented substitute for leather fabrics. It is made by rolling and laminating PVC with plasticizers and other additives on cloth. Its advantages are cheap price, rich colors, and diverse patterns, while its disadvantages are easy to harden and become brittle. PU synthetic leather is used to replace PVC synthetic leather, and its price is higher than PVC synthetic leather. In terms of chemical structure, it is closer to leather fabric. It does not require plasticizers to achieve soft properties, so it does not become hard or brittle. At the same time, it has the advantages of rich colors and diverse patterns, and the price is cheaper than leather fabric, so it is popular among consumers.
There are two methods to distinguish leather fabrics from PVC synthetic leather and PU synthetic leather: one is to use the back side of the fabric to distinguish, which is PVC synthetic leather and PU synthetic leather. Generally, the back side is fabric based (or knitted fabric based), which can be seen by the eye; The second method is to distinguish by burning and melting. The method is to take a small piece of fabric and place it on the fire. The leather fabric will not melt, while PVC synthetic leather and PU synthetic leather will melt.
The difference between PVC synthetic leather and PU synthetic leather can be distinguished by soaking a small piece of fabric in gasoline for half an hour, and then removing it. If it is PVC synthetic leather, it will become hard and brittle, while if it is PU synthetic leather, it will not.