Difference and classification of reflective fabrics

What is reflective fabric? Reflective fabrics have been used in many kinds of clothing, such as uniforms, work clothes and protective clothing. Reflective fabric can reflect the direct light from afar back to the luminous place, and the effect is very good both in the day and at night. Wearing clothes with reflective fabric can be effectively found by drivers at night, ensuring the safety of operators. Reflective fabrics can be roughly divided into ordinary reflective fabrics, bright reflective fabrics and bright silver reflective fabrics according to reflective brightness, composite process and color.

The bright reflective fabric is gray, its glass beads have not been aluminized, and the reflective brightness is generally about 5 (cd/lx. m2) - 20 (cd/lx. m2). The washing standard does not require it, and it is applicable to safety protection products sewn with low requirements for reflective brightness. The bright reflective fabric is silver gray in the daytime, and the aluminized glass beads on the surface can be clearly seen. The reflective brightness is 250 (cd/lx. m2) to 420 (cd/lx. m2), and it is washed more than 15-25 times (ISO6330). It is applicable to safety protection products with certain requirements. For example, various reflective vests and other lightweight fabrics. The bright silver reflective fabric is metallic silver in the daytime. It uses aluminized glass beads. The reflective brightness is more than 420 (cd/lx. m2), the water washing is more than 50-100 times (ISO6330), the dry cleaning is more than 50 times (ISO6330), and the industrial washing is more than 50 times (ISO6330). It is suitable for sewing safety protection products with high reflective brightness and high washability requirements, such as high-quality reflective vest or reflective raincoat.

In addition to reflective fabric, conventional reflective materials include reflective heat film, reflective flame retardant cloth, reflective elastic cloth, soft fabric reflective cloth, the latest colorful fabric, reflective printing, etc. The chemical fiber reflective fabric uses 100% chemical fiber as the base cloth, and is composed of wide angle and exposed high refractive index glass beads stuck on the fabric cushion. TC reflective fabric uses 70% polyester and 30% cotton as the base cloth, and is composed of wide angle and exposed high refractive index glass beads stuck on the fabric pad. Chemical fiber reflective fabric is lighter than TC reflective fabric. Some reflective heat films use PES as the base material, which is a reflective material formed by sticking wide angle and exposed retroreflective glass beads to the hot melt adhesive. It is a flexible multi-functional product, suitable for safety, sports and leisure, and outdoor light clothing. It can also be made into piping, badges, and computer carved into various graphics, silk screen signs. The surface of reflective flame-retardant cloth is composed of wide angle, exposed glass beads with high refractive index, which are stuck on the durable cotton back shirt, with high flame-retardant and heat resistance. It is applicable to the safety protection of fire protection, petroleum and petrochemical, electric power and other operation fields. Reflective elastic cloth adopts polyester ammonia or polyamide ammonia as the base material, which is divided into single side elastic cloth and double side elastic cloth, and has certain ductility. Suitable for all kinds of clothing surfaces with elastic fabrics. In addition to sewing, it can also be processed by high-frequency pressure welding. The base material of soft fabric reflective fabric is not nylon spinning, which has a soft feel and can be directly used as clothing fabric.