What Is Reflective Cloth Made Of

Preface

Reflective fabric is used in many garments, especially some professional garments. Reflective cloth can have a reflective effect, remind and warn. Reflective cloth can be divided into reflective chemical fiber cloth, reflective TC cloth, reflective single-sided elastic cloth and reflective double-sided elastic cloth according to different materials.

Principle

The production principle of reflective cloth is to create high-refractive index glass beads on the surface of the cloth base through coating or coating, so that ordinary cloth can reflect light under the irradiation of light. So, what are the ingredients of reflective fabric? Let YSM reflective fabric tape manufacturer introduce it to you.

Composition

Reflective cloth consists of three parts: base cloth + glass beads + adhesive, which are then processed and cut into different strip structures. The substrate here can usually be chemical fiber or plastic film. The base material of the film is usually processed into reflective stickers.

Glass beads are usually composed of silica, which accounts for about 67% of the total chemical composition, as well as calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, sodium oxide and other substances. Glass beads have different particle sizes, ranging from 50 mesh to 450 mesh. You can choose the appropriate number of beads according to the needs of your product, or you can mix two types of beads to achieve the appropriate reflective effect.

The adhesive can be a water-based acrylic emulsion, oil-based adhesive or polyaminase adhesive. The main function of the glue is to fix the glass beads without breaking away from the reflective base fabric. In order to achieve long-term stability, the quality requirements of the glue are very strict. It must have very excellent long-term bonding strength, water washing resistance, aging resistance, acid and alkali resistance, otherwise the quality will be unstable.