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What are the advantages, disadvantages and uses of acrylic fibers?

Definition: Acrylic fiber is the name of polyacrylonitrile fiber in my country. DuPont in the United States is called Orlon, transliterated as Orlon. Lightweight, warm and soft to the touch, this fiber is known as "synthetic wool".
Performance: good sunlight resistance and weather resistance (rank first), poor moisture absorption, difficult to dye.
Pure acrylonitrile fiber, due to its tight internal structure, has poor wearing performance, so by adding the second and third monomers, its performance is improved, the second monomer improves: elasticity and feel, and the third monomer improves dyeability.
Disadvantages: poor dimensional accuracy, thermal expansion and water absorption have a great influence on its size; poor acid resistance, cannot be dyed with acid dyes, and cannot be connected to too many acidic substances. Poor light resistance and poor pollution resistance.
Advantages: Acrylic fibers are unique in their internal large sub-structure, showing an irregular helical conformation, and there is no strict crystalline region, but there are high-order and low-order arrangements. Because of this structure, acrylic has good thermal elasticity (bulked yarn can be processed), the density of acrylic is smaller than that of wool, and the fabric has good thermal insulation.
Application: Acrylic pure textile is made of 100% acrylic fiber. For example, the worsted acrylic women's woolen fabric made of 100% wool-type acrylic fiber has the characteristics of loose structure, bright color, soft and elastic feel, and the texture is neither loose nor rotten. It is suitable for making middle and low-grade women's clothing. And using 100% acrylic bulked yarn as raw material, plain or twill weave acrylic bulked coat can be made, which has the characteristics of full hand, warm and relaxed wool fabric, suitable for making spring, autumn and winter coats, casual clothes, etc.
Acrylic blended fabrics refer to fabrics blended with wool or mid-length acrylic and viscose or polyester. Including Nitrile/Viscose Gabardine, Nitrile/Viscose Ladies, Nitrile/Polyester Tweed, etc. Nitrile/viscose gabardine, also known as oriental wool, is blended with nitrile and viscose each accounting for 50%. It has a thick and tight body, strong and durable, and a smooth, soft, wool-like gabardine style, but the elasticity is poor. Crease-prone, suitable for making inexpensive pants. The nitrile/viscose women's woolen is made of 85% acrylic and 15% viscose blended, mostly woven with crepe, the surface is slightly fluffed, the color is bright, the body is light and thin, the durability is good, and the resilience is poor, suitable for making coat. Nitrile/polyester tweed is blended with nitrile and polyester respectively accounting for 40% and 60%. Because it is mostly processed with plain weave and twill weave, it has the characteristics of flat appearance, firmness and no ironing.
Disadvantages: The comfort is poor, so it is mostly used for the production of mid-range clothing such as outerwear and suits.

Founded in 2007, Changshu Yanrui Nonwoven Products Co., Ltd. is Custom Non Woven Fabrics Suppliers and OEM Non Woven Products Factory located in Zhitang, a land of fish and rice in the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, with Shanghai in the south and the Yangtze River in the north. The company has a production area of 6000 square meters and has multiple non-woven production lines. It is one of the domestic backbone enterprises specializing in the production of non-woven fabrics and other products. The annual production capacity is 5000 tons; We can produce all kinds of needle-punched non-woven fabrics and their derivatives,our company's main products include cleaning supplies, polypropylene non-woven fabrics, shoe non-woven fabrics, automotive interior fabrics, filter materials, leather base fabrics, etc. At the same time, we can also develop a variety of new non-woven products according to customers’ requirements. We sincerely hope to establish a long-term and stable partnership with all new and old friends, for mutual benefit, common development, and a better future!

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