Characteristics and Applications of Artificial Cotton
1. Raw material composition: Artificial cotton is made from cellulose or protein solution through spinning process, and belongs to regenerated cellulose fibers.
2. Physical properties: The moisture absorption rate is close to natural cotton (about 13%), the breathability is better than most synthetic fibers, and it has the luster of natural silk.
3. Application scenarios: Commonly used for making summer shirts, dresses, and other clothing that require high comfort, as well as medical dressings.
4. Limitations: Low wet strength, need to avoid strong acid and alkali environments, repeated friction can easily cause fuzzing.
Characteristics and Applications of Artificial Silk
1. Production process: Cellulose in wood pulp or cotton short fibers is chemically dissolved and produced through wet spinning, with a structure closer to natural silk.
2. Physical properties: The surface smoothness is second only to silk, with excellent drape and a color saturation of over 90% after dyeing.
3. Application areas: Mostly used for high-end dress lining, curtains, and embroidery base fabric, it can replace some silk products to reduce costs.
4. Chemical stability: It has better resistance to weak acid and alkali than artificial cotton, good dimensional stability, but is prone to brittleness under ultraviolet irradiation.
The core difference between artificial cotton and synthetic silk
1. Raw material processing: Artificial cotton adopts direct spinning technology, and artificial silk needs to undergo a chemical dissolution and regeneration process.
2. Cost factor: Artificial cotton has a wide range of raw materials and is priced 15% -20% lower per ton than synthetic silk.
3. Performance focus: Artificial cotton focuses on moisture absorption and heat dissipation, while synthetic silk emphasizes gloss and drape.
4. Maintenance requirements: It is recommended to hand wash synthetic silk fabrics with neutral detergent, and machine wash synthetic cotton but avoid high temperature drying.