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November 03, 2023

What kinds of Pongee fabric are there? Is it more waterproof than Oxford one?

Pongee fabric is a more conventional 100% Polyester Fabric, which has been an old variety for a long time. Pongee fabric fabrics have many specifications, low density is suitable for lining, etc., high density will be used to make down or cotton clothing and other fabrics. It can also be finished after coating, film, etc., to do some functional fabrics, is one of the most widely used fabrics in polyester. The most common varieties are half shot Pongee fabric, full shot Pongee fabric, dull Pongee fabric.

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Half shot Pongee fabric


"Half cartridge Pongee fabric" has been made suits, suits, jackets, children's clothing, professional clothing and other lining accessories, and now with the development of domestic exhibitions and advertising, the demand for flags is increasing. The fabric warp is made of polyester FDY60D/24F as raw material, and the plain fabric is interwoven on the water-jet loom. The grey fabric is processed by softening, reducing, dyeing, shaping and other processes. The fabric surface shows its style characteristics with polyester silk luster, which has the advantages of soft and smooth feel, not easy to break, not easy to fade, and bright luster, especially for making all kinds of colorful flags. After dyeing and finishing, the product is processed by mechanical high temperature ironing and rolling, which belongs to "environmental protection" deep processing, which makes the lining material bright in color, soft in hand and good in air permeability, winning the favor of garment manufacturers.


All round Pongee fabric

"Full elastic Pongee fabric" variety, complete specifications, of which 240T, 300T, the market is the most favored, the fabric warp and weft are using polyester DTY75D/72F (network silk) interwoven, fabric using flat (1/2 twill, 1/3 twill) texture woven. Weaving process is unique, dyeing and finishing process application of "environmentally friendly" dyeing, promoting the appearance of cloth, luster and other aspects of great improvement, product dyeing and finishing process continuation, such as: PVC, PU, spinning wool coating, and other fabrics of electric embroidery, powder point compound, grinding, rolling, etc., so that the full elastic spring yarn-application and wider. Products after different finishing processing, the fabric is very broad use, can be made down jackets, casual jackets, children's clothing, waterproof coating fabric can also be made waterproof clothing, umbrella poncho, awning and so on.


Dull Pongee fabric

"Dull Pongee fabric" belongs to the full elastic Pongee fabric series. The warp and weft lines of the fabric are made of polyester dull DTY75D/72F or 50D/72F (network silk), among which, a fabric size of 300T is woven with plain double change texture. Weaving process originality, dyeing and finishing process application of "environmentally friendly" dyeing, promoting the appearance of cloth has been greatly improved, especially the use of matte polyester fabric color is softer.


Who is more waterproof than Oxford cloth?

In general, Oxford cloth is more waterproof, and Pongee fabric fabrics can also achieve better water resistance after coating or composite treatment. The following is a specific comparison of the two materials:

1. Waterproof performance: Oxford cloth itself is watertight, spraying waterproof agent can quickly form water droplets and form a tight protective layer, with excellent waterproof performance, is a commonly used waterproof fabric. The Pongee fabric after coating or composite treatment, the surface after coating or composite treatment, can achieve better water resistance, but for a long time soaking or exposure to rain may gradually lose water resistance.

2. Texture and weight: Pongee fabric is relatively light and breathable, while Oxford cloth is relatively heavy.

To sum up, there are differences in waterproof performance between Pongee fabric and Oxford cloth, and the specific choice of which material should be determined according to individual needs and the use environment.

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