What is Modal?

What are the characteristics and advantages and disadvantages of modal？

What is Modal? Modal is a kind of regenerated cellulose fiber that is made of wood pulp from European shrubs and produced by special spinning process. Like Tencel and rayon, Modal is also a man-made fiber. Modal is very comfortable to wear because of its good softness and excellent moisture absorption. Modal is also a typical ecological fiber. However, because modal is too soft, generally pure modal fabrics lack a sense of broadness and must be jointly developed with other fibers in order to enrich performance uses.

What is Modal? Modal is a wood pulp fiber made of shrubs, not a natural fiber, nor a chemical fiber, but a kind of man-made fiber. The harvesting of modal raw materials, the production process and the production and processing of modal fabrics are all environmentally friendly. According to relevant information, Germany stipulates that beech can only be cut once every 120 years, otherwise it will not meet the FSC certification, or even illegal. Therefore, the cutting of modal raw materials is based on the principle of protecting nature and achieving sustainable development. The main characteristics of modal are: 1. The raw material of modal comes from natural wood, which can be degraded naturally after use and has no pollution to the environment, so modal is ecologically friendly. 2. Modal fiber is finer than cotton fiber, with a fineness of 1dtex, while the fineness of cotton fiber is 1.5-2.5tex, and the fineness of silk is 1.3dtex, so the modal fabric is relatively delicate and extremely skin-friendly and comfortable. 3. Modal fiber is soft, smooth, and bright in color. Modal fabrics are particularly soft to the touch, with bright surface luster and better drape than existing cotton, polyester, and rayon, so their appearance is relatively high. 4. Modal fiber has the strength and toughness of synthetic fiber, with a dry strength of 3.56cn/tex and a wet strength of 2.56cn/tex. The strength is higher than that of pure cotton and polyester-cotton, and there are few broken ends during processing. 5. The moisture absorption capacity of modal fiber is 50% higher than that of cotton fiber, which makes the modal fabric keep dry and breathable. It is an ideal close-fitting fabric and health care clothing product, which is beneficial to the physiological circulation and health of the human body. 6. Compared with cotton fiber, modal has good shape and dimensional stability, which makes the fabric have natural wrinkle resistance and non-iron properties, making it more convenient and natural to wear. 7. Modal fabric has good dyeing performance and remains bright and new after multiple washings, and has thorough moisture absorption and good color fastness. Compared with pure cotton, it is more comfortable to wear, and it does not have the shortcomings of pure cotton clothing that is easy to fade and yellow. . Moreover, the more you wash, the softer and brighter it becomes.

What is Modal? Modal is a man-made fiber made by dissolving spinnerets of shrubs. In the early days, modal was mainly used to make knitted fabrics, mostly used to make underwear. However, in recent years, it has been used to develop woven fabrics, using its excellent flexibility, drape and breathability to develop some fashion fabrics for spring, summer and even autumn and winter. In order to improve the general poor stiffness of pure modal fabrics, modal can be blended with other fibers and achieve good results. Fabrics like modal cotton and modal polyester have been widely used in shirts, dresses and coats.