Are Artificial Leather And Pu The Same? Which One Is Better?

Artificial leather: a plastic product similar to leather. It is made by rolling a plastic film onto a cotton cloth or evenly applying a synthetic resin containing a plasticizer onto a cotton cloth, and then processing it. It is soft in nature and has a variety of colors and patterns.

Concept of artificial leather: Artificial leather is a mixture of resin raw materials and other additives, and is a material similar to natural leather obtained through certain processing. Currently, the most widely used resin raw materials are polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyurethane (PU). The main varieties of artificial leather: PVC artificial leather (polyvinyl chloride (PVC for short) artificial leather).

Are artificial leather and PU the same? Which one is better?

The advantages of PVC artificial leather are: light weight, easy processing, wear resistance, and low price; the disadvantages are: poor air permeability, poor flexibility due to hardening at low temperatures, cracking, and poor slip resistance. *[PU leather (polyurethane (PU for short) artificial leather)] PU is a product formed by the chemical reaction of diols or polyols with dibasic or polyisocyanates.

The processing technology is divided into two types: dry method and wet method. PU artificial leather made by dry process is suitable for making boots, bags and outerwear. Artificial leather made by wet process is suitable for making jackets, raincoats, cold-proof gloves, down jackets, shoe materials, furniture, sofa cushions and interior decoration, etc.

Therefore, artificial leather and PU are different, and it is not easy to distinguish their quality. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Choose different materials according to their different uses.