When buying clothes, accessories and other goods, buyers pay attention to the material from which the product is made. For example, often in the characteristic of the goods it appears: top material - PU. What it is is unknown to many. And then people have doubts about acquiring a new thing they like.
Modern PU material. What is it?
This material is used quite widely and, despite the fact that it has appeared recently, is already well known to many for its high quality and has managed to earn popularity. PU leather has a natural base and, importantly for the buyer, a reasonable
price. Its
cost is about five times lower than genuine leather. This material has excellent performance properties, it is very lightweight, machine washable, does not require further ironing, since after drying it is restored in a straightened form by itself.
PU material. What is it: dermantine or leatherette?
Many people still believe that PU leather is a regular leatherette or dermantine. This is a completely erroneous opinion. Artificial leather PVC is polyvinyl chloride, plasticizer and some other components. But the PU material has a completely different basis, in addition, it is two times lighter than leatherette. PU, from the English word polyurethane, is comparable in quality to leather, and even surpasses it in some properties. It combines the advantages of both synthetic and natural materials.
PU leather has a top coating of polyurethane, which is the most resistant to stretching and abrasion. The polymer deposited on the basis of the material gives a number of excellent characteristics: wear resistance, environmental friendliness, the absence of cracks and tensile stress, resistance to low and high temperatures, softness and strength. Due to the through pores, the
polyurethane coating is able to pass air, which is a very important hygienic indicator. The upper breathable and hygroscopic coating has another important property: it is hypoallergenic.
It is important to know about the pu material that it is a raw material with a cotton backing . This makes it more resistant to stretching, mechanical stress. The most advanced new technologies are used for the manufacture of microfibers and polyurethane, which are part of PU.
Production process
In the manufacture of PU leather, the inner layers of genuine leather with defects that have been processed are used. The external polyurethane layer allows you to color in any color and apply drawing, embossing. Ecoskin is also a pu material, that this name is also widespread and often found on product labels, it is useful to know when shopping. Ample opportunities for embodying the ideas of designers, which provides eco-leather, make products from it relevant and attractive, as appropriate as possible to a changing fashion.
Today, the characteristics of many products indicate: basic materials - PU. Indeed, PU leather is often used in the manufacture of watchbands, cases for mobile phones and other equipment, and women's handbags. This fact is easy to explain. The material has a low price and is almost inferior in quality and functionality to genuine leather.