In recent years, regenerated cellulose fibers (such as viscose, Modal, Tencel, etc.) have appeared co ntinuously to meet people's needs in a timely manner, and also partially alleviate the problems of today's lack of resources and the destruction of the natural environment.
Due to the dual performance advantages of natural cellulose fibers and synthetic fibers, regenerated cellulose fibers are being widely used in textiles on an unprecedented scale.
Today, let's take a look at the differences between the three most common viscose fibers, modal fibers, and lyocell fibers.
1. Ordinary viscose fiber
Viscose fiber is the full name of viscose fiber. It is a cellulose fiber obtained by extracting and remodeling fiber molecules from natural wood cellulose using "wood" as a raw material.
The inhomogeneity of the complex molding process of ordinary viscose fibers will make the cross-section of conventional viscose fibers be waist-circular or irregular, with holes inside and irregular grooves in the longitudinal direction. Viscose has excellent hygroscopicity and easy dyeing, but its modulus and strength are low, especially low wet strength.
It has good hygroscopicity and meets the physiological requirements of human skin. The fabric is soft, smooth, and has good air permeability. It is not easy to generate static electricity, has UV protection, is comfortable to wear, and is easy to dye. spinning performance. The wet modulus is low, the shrinkage rate is high and it is easy to deform.
Short fibers can be spun purely or blended with other textile fibers, suitable for making underwear, outerwear and various decorative items. Filament fabrics are light in texture and can be used for quilt cover and decorative fabrics in addition to being suitable for clothing.
2.Modal fiber
Modal fiber is the trade name of high wet modulus viscose fiber. The difference between it and ordinary viscose fiber is that modal fiber improves the shortcomings of low strength and low modulus of ordinary viscose fiber in the wet state. It also has high strength and modulus in the state, so it is often called high wet modulus viscose fiber.
The structure of the inner and outer layers of the fiber is relatively uniform, and the skin-core structure of the fiber cross-section is not as obvious as that of ordinary viscose fibers. Excellent.
Soft touch, smooth, bright color, good color fastness, especially smooth fabric hand, bright cloth surface, better drape than existing cotton, polyester, viscose fiber, with the strength and toughness of synthetic fiber, with silk The same luster and hand feel, the fabric has wrinkle resistance and easy ironing, good water absorption and air permeability, but the fabric has poor stiffness.
Modal knitted fabrics are mainly used to make underwear, but also used in sportswear, casual wear, shirts, advanced ready-to-wear fabrics, etc. Blending with other fibers can improve the poor stiffness of pure modal products
3.Lyocell fiber
Lyocell fiber is a kind of man-made cellulose fiber, which is made of natural cellulose polymer. It was invented by the British Courtauer Company and later produced by the Swiss Lenzing Company. Its trade name is Tencel.
The morphological structure of lyocell fiber is completely different from that of ordinary viscose. The cross-sectional structure is uniform and round, and there is no skin-core layer. The longitudinal surface is smooth without grooves. It has better mechanical properties than viscose fiber, good washing Dimensional stability (shrinkage rate is only 2%), with high hygroscopicity. Beautiful luster, soft touch, good drapability and good flow.
It has a variety of excellent properties of natural fibers and synthetic fibers, natural luster, smooth hand feeling, high strength, basically no shrinkage, and good moisture permeability, good air permeability, soft, comfortable, smooth and cool, good drape, durable and durable.
Covering all fields of textile, whether it is cotton, wool, silk, hemp products, or knitting or weaving fields, high-quality and high-end products can be produced.
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Post time: Nov-11-2022