Classification and Advantages and Disadvantages of Flame Retardant Fabrics

The flame retardant fabrics used in the mainstream flame retardant clothing in today's special protection market can be roughly divided into two categories. One kind of fabric is treated with flame retardant fabric. The other is that the fabric itself has a flame retardant function, with flame retardant fiber as the main raw material, through textile dyeing and finishing process to obtain flame retardant fabric. However, some fabrics are made by mixing one part of flame retardant fiber with another part of ordinary fiber, and then flame retardant treatment is done. However, at least for flame retardant fiber, unnecessary repeated processing will cause waste and even damage to the fiber, so it is generally not done.

Fabrics treated with flame retardant are usually not used as high-end products because they have defects in terms of washing resistance, handle, strength, especially tear strength.

Due to the relatively mature flame retardant processing technology of all-cotton and terylene products, and the low cost of base cloth, cotton flame retardant fabrics are the mainstream of flame retardant products. As decorative textiles, they are widely used in the fields such as mine, windpipe and wall cloth in public places. It should be said that cotton flame retardant fabrics from the number of the main market, such as China's protective clothing network produced by the flame retardant clothing is the use of cotton flame retardant fabric.

But there are also occasions where higher-end flame retardant products are needed. For example, occupational suits with flame retardant requirements, such as flame retardant clothing and welding protective clothing, require excellent flame retardant performance, strength, appearance and hand-feel style. At this time, flame retardant fiber should be adopted, and some wool fibers should be used to optimize the hand-feel and comfort of wool flame retardant fabrics.

Add the use of partial wool fiber, can raise the class pattern of traditional flame retardant fabrics, because wool fiber itself has the advantage of not easy combustion, moisture absorption and good comfort, good flexibility, make flame retardant clothing also have very good appearance style and comfortable performance.