What Is The Difference Between Artificial Leather And Pu Leather?

1. Artificial leather and PU leather have different meanings:

Artificial leather is a substitute for leather fabrics. It is made by calendering and compounding PVC with plasticizers and other additives on cloth. PU leather synthetic leather is used to replace PVC artificial leather.

2. Artificial leather and PU leather have different prices

Artificial leather is cheap, colorful, and has many patterns; the price of PU leather is higher than that of PVC artificial leather.

3. Artificial leather and PU leather have different hardness:

Artificial leather is easy to harden and become brittle because it uses plasticizers to achieve soft properties; PU leather is closer to leather fabrics. It does not use plasticizers to achieve soft properties, so it will not harden or become brittle.

4. Artificial leather and PU leather have different weights:

Artificial leather is lighter than PU leather, because the specific gravity of PU leather is generally 0.6, while the specific gravity of artificial leather is less than or equal to 0.5, which means that you can weigh bags and other products to determine which material they are made of.

5. Artificial leather and PU leather have different performances:

PU leather and artificial leather both have very good and practical performances. PU leather may be more wear-resistant and aging-resistant, and will be more comfortable and breathable. Of course, artificial leather can achieve a certain balance in comprehensive performance.

There are two ways to distinguish leather fabrics from PVC artificial leather and PU synthetic leather: one is to distinguish them from the back of the fabric. The method is that the back of PVC artificial leather and PU synthetic leather is generally a cloth base (or knitted cloth base) and can be seen with the eye; the second is to distinguish them by burning and melting. The method is to take a small piece of fabric and put it on the fire. The leather fabric will not melt, while the PVC artificial leather and PU synthetic leather will melt.

The difference between PVC artificial leather and PU synthetic leather can be distinguished by soaking in gasoline. The method is to take a small piece of fabric, put it in gasoline for half an hour, and then take it out. If it is PVC artificial leather, it will become hard and brittle. If it is PU synthetic leather, it will not become hard and brittle.