The present invention relates to a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric, and more particularly, to a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric which is prepared by performing a pretreatment process on carbonized fiber cotton, and stacking the pretreated carbonized fiber cotton on natural cotton, mixing natural cotton with the pretreated carbonized fiber cotton and scutching the mixed cotton, or introducing natural cotton into an intermediate layer of the pretreated carbonized fiber cotton and stacking the pretreated carbonized fiber cotton on the natural cotton, and a method for manufacturing the same.
In recent years, nonwoven fabrics have been widely used for clothing, materials for industry, engineering construction, agriculture, and various filters in surroundings of human life and various industrial fields. The kinds of nonwoven fabrics are divided into staple nonwoven fabrics manufactured by carding a staple and subjecting the carded staple to a needle punching process, and filament nonwoven fabrics manufactured using a spunbond or spunlace process. Conventional nonwoven fabrics were manufactured using a method of manufacturing a nonwoven fabric using a glass fiber or a carbon fiber so as to achieve flame retardancy (fire retardancy). Korean Published Patent No. 2001-79333 (Nov. 17, 1999) discloses a fire-fighting sheet manufactured by inserting a glass fiber mesh between a pair of carbon fiber nonwoven fabrics, allowing a sewing machine needle to stitch up and down each mesh hole, and entangling an upper carbon fiber nonwoven fabric with a lower glass fiber.
The carbon fiber nonwoven fabric manufactured by such a method has an advantage in that a carbon fiber and a glass fiber has excellent heat-retardant and flame-retardant performance, but has problems in that it is difficult to perform a needle punching process through mesh holes of the glass fiber, the glass fiber is scattered in the form of fine dusts during a needle punching process, and thus is harmful to the human body, skin, and eyes of workers, needles are severely damaged due to a compressive force of a needle plate, and the needle-punched nonwoven fabric is damaged. Also, the carbon fiber or glass fiber has problems in that it has a poor thermal insulation property and economic feasibility, and excessive workability is required due to its heavy weight, which leads to a reduction in work efficiency. Also, the carbon fiber or glass fiber has problems in that it is vulnerable to fire since it has no flame-retardancy, and has poor bursting strength and tensile strength.
Therefore, the present inventors have endeavored to develop a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric and a method for manufacturing the same in order to solve the problems of the prior art.
Therefore, the present invention is directed to a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric capable of realizing web formation and stacking by subjecting a carbonized fiber to a pretreatment process, and a method for manufacturing the same. Also, the present invention is directed to a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric having excellent heat resistance and conductivity, which is manufactured by stacking carbonized fiber cotton on natural cotton, mixing natural cotton with carbonized fiber cotton and scutching and stacking the mixed cotton, or introducing natural cotton into an intermediate layer of carbonized fiber cotton and stacking the natural cotton on the intermediate layer of the carbonized fiber cotton and subjecting the stacked cotton to needle punching, and a method for manufacturing the same.
However, the objects of the present invention are not limited thereto, and other objects of the present invention which are not disclosed herein will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric. Here, the method includes (1) preparing carbonized fiber cotton by unraveling a carbonized fiber and mixing the carbonized fiber and raw cotton at a mixing ratio of 6:4 to 8:2, (2) injecting the carbonized fiber cotton into a cutting machine to form a web, (3) stacking the web-formed carbonized fiber cotton and the natural cotton so that the web-formed carbonized fiber cotton is positioned on the natural cotton and needle-punching the stacked cotton, and (4) subjecting the needle-punched cotton to flame-retardant and fire-retardant treatment, dehydration, and drying.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric. Here, the method includes (1) preparing carbonized fiber cotton by unraveling a carbonized fiber and mixing the carbonized fiber and raw cotton at a mixing ratio of 6:4 to 8:2, (2) injecting the carbonized fiber cotton into a cutting machine to form a web, (3) introducing natural cotton into an intermediate layer of the web-formed carbonized fiber cotton, stacking the natural cotton on the intermediate layer of the web-formed carbonized fiber cotton, and needle-punching the stacked cotton, and (4) subjecting the needle-punched cotton to flame-retardant and fire-retardant treatment, dehydration, and drying.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric. Here, the method includes (1) preparing carbonized fiber cotton by unraveling a carbonized fiber and mixing the carbonized fiber and raw cotton at a mixing ratio of 6:4 to 8:2, (2) mixing natural cotton with the carbonized fiber cotton and scutching the resulting mixed cotton, (3) injecting the mixed/scutched cotton into a cutting machine to form a web, stacking the web-formed cotton, and needle-punching the stacked cotton, and (4) subjecting the needle-punched cotton to flame-retardant and fire-retardant treatment, dehydration, and drying.
According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the needle punching conditions may include revolutions per minute (rpm) of 200 to 800 rpm, a speed of 2.0 to 5.0 m/min, No. of needles of 4,000 to 4,500 EA/m, and a beat density of 40 to 72 counts/cm2. Also, the needle punching may be reciprocatively performed once from top to bottom and once from bottom to top.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric manufactured using the above-described method. Here, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used for at least one selected from the group consisting of a thermal retention material, a flame-retardant material, a thermal insulation material, a heating material, a sound-proof material, an intermediate material for absorption of impact, a buffering material, a bullet-proof material, a knife-proof material, and a fire-fighting material.
According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used for at least one selected from the group consisting of a pipe, a valve, an elbow, a turbine, a rotational machine, a waste gas valve, a wall of a boiler, and a large engine. Also, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used as a cryogenic thermal retention/insulation material in at least one selected from the group consisting of a transportation/storage system for LNG and LPG gases transported and stored in a liquefied state, a vessel, a vehicle, a storage tank, a pipe, a valve, a refrigeration warehouse, and a refrigerator. Further, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used as a flame-retardant material or a thermal insulation material in at least one selected from the group consisting of a flame-resistant curtain, a screen roll, a flame/fire prevention blanket, a fire-fighting blanket, and fire protection facilities. Also, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used as a bullet-proof material, a knife-proof material, or a fire-fighting material in at least one selected from the group consisting of a police uniform, a military uniform, a bulletproof jacket, a fire-fighting garment, fire-fighting gloves, fire-fighting boots, special working clothes, and industrial steel-capped boots used in a high temperature. In addition, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used as an intermediate material for absorption of impact or a buffering material in at least one selected from the group consisting of a bumper for automobiles, human body guards, a safety helmet, and a helmet. Furthermore, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used as an intermediate material or a core material selected from the group consisting of a sandwich panel, a metal panel, an aluminum composite panel, and a refrigeration panel.
According to the present invention, web formation and stacking in a cutting machine can be easily realized by subjecting a carbonized fiber to a pretreatment process.
Also, excellent heat resistance and conductivity can be obtained by stacking carbonized fiber cotton on natural cotton, mixing natural cotton with carbonized fiber cotton, scutching and stacking the mixed cotton, or introducing natural cotton into an intermediate layer of the carbonized fiber cotton, stacking the natural cotton on the intermediate layer of the carbonized fiber cotton, and subjecting the stacked cotton to needle punching. When heat is applied to a nonwoven fabric, the heat is rapidly dissipated and dispersed in a surface area of the nonwoven fabric, and a surface temperature of the nonwoven fabric can be lowered and the loss of heat can be reduced. As a result, thermal retention and insulation properties of the entangled natural cotton can be enhanced, and carbonization prevention and incombustiblization of the natural cotton can be achieved.
In addition, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric can be manufactured at a low production cost and exhibit environmentally friendly characteristics, and a waste material can be recycled after use in the near future.
Therefore, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention can be used for materials for fire protection in electric power conduits such as a flame-retardant thermal retention/insulation material, a flame-retardant/cold-resistant material, a flame-retardant sound-absorbing material, a cryogenic thermal retention/insulation material for flame-retardant LNG and LPG gases, a thermal retention/insulation material used for flame retardancy at a high temperature, a flame-retardant high-temperature filtering material, a flame-retardant interior material, a flame-retardant filament, a processed woven fabric, a mat, a board, a sandwich panel, and a metal panel, and interior materials such as a flame prevention blanket upon welding and a wallpaper, and can be used in various industrial fields such as a flame-resistant curtain, a fire-fighting garment, an assault jacket, and the like.
When a nonwoven fabric is punched by repeatedly performing an up-and-down motion on the front or rear surface of a stacked fiber layer using a needle, a fiber layer having a uniform thickness and fiber density is formed.
The present invention is directed to a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric. A carbonized fiber and a natural fiber are used as source materials. Here, the carbonized fiber is subjected to a pretreatment process, and the natural fiber is positioned under or in the carbonized fiber, or the carbonized fiber is mixed with the natural fiber, and the mixed fiber is scutched, followed by subjecting the scutched fiber to a needle punching process.
Thereafter, the needle-punched fiber is subjected to flame-retardant and fire-retardant treatment, dehydration, drying, and restoration process, thereby manufacturing a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric. The multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric manufactured according to the manufacturing method proposed in the present invention is useful in facilitating web formation and stacking in a cutting machine, shows excellent heat resistance and conductivity, and has improved thermal retention and insulation properties. Hereinafter, respective operations of the method according to the present invention will be described in further detail.
The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric. Here, the method includes (1) preparing carbonized fiber cotton by unraveling a carbonized fiber and mixing the carbonized fiber and raw cotton at a mixing ratio of 6:4 to 8:2, (2) injecting the carbonized fiber cotton into a cutting machine to form a web, (3) stacking the web-formed carbonized fiber cotton and the natural cotton so that the web-formed carbonized fiber cotton is positioned on the natural cotton and needle-punching the stacked cotton, and (4) subjecting the needle-punched cotton to flame-retardant and fire-retardant treatment, dehydration, and drying.
Also, the present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric. Here, the method includes (1) preparing carbonized fiber cotton by unraveling a carbonized fiber and mixing the carbonized fiber and raw cotton at a mixing ratio of 6:4 to 8:2, (2) injecting the carbonized fiber cotton into a cutting machine to form a web, (3) introducing natural cotton into an intermediate layer of the web-formed carbonized fiber cotton, stacking the natural cotton on the intermediate layer of the web-formed carbonized fiber cotton, and needle-punching the stacked cotton, and (4) subjecting the needle-punched cotton to flame-retardant and fire-retardant treatment, dehydration, and drying.
Further, the present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric. Here, the method includes (1) preparing carbonized fiber cotton by unraveling a carbonized fiber and mixing the carbonized fiber and raw cotton at a mixing ratio of 6:4 to 8:2, (2) mixing natural cotton with the carbonized fiber cotton and scutching the resulting mixed cotton, (3) injecting the mixed/scutched cotton into a cutting machine to form a web, stacking the web-formed cotton, and needle-punching the stacked cotton, and (4) subjecting the needle-punched cotton to flame-retardant and fire-retardant treatment, dehydration, and drying.
In the manufacturing method according to the present invention, operation (1) is an operation of pretreating a carbonized fiber before formation of a web using the carbonized fiber. More particularly, since the carbonized fiber has a specific gravity of 1.47 and a smooth texture, when the carbonized fiber is fed into a cutting machine to form fine cotton (a web), the web is not easily formed, the carbonized fiber is rolled down to the bottom of the cutting machine, and a web of carbonized fiber cotton is not rolled up by a stacking roller, which makes impossible to stack the carbonized fiber. To solve the above problems in the present invention, first, a carbonized fiber (1,000 g) and 5 to 30% (50 to 300 g) of raw cotton are mixed in an opener device. In this case, the carbonized fiber in the form of a stable fiber (i.e., a wool-like curled shape or a corrugated paper-like shape) is unraveled, and then mixed with raw cotton. The mixture prepared using such a method is easily stacked since a web is easily formed when the mixture is injected to a cutting machine. Also, cotton of the carbonized fiber is first unraveled as described above, and is fed into a cutting machine to process a web of carbonized fiber, thereby forming a fiber web having a thickness of 30 to 100 mm.
After the manufacture of the carbonized fiber cotton, a web of carbonized fiber cotton and natural cotton is formed, and the carbonized fiber cotton is stacked on the natural cotton. Then, the stacked cotton is subjected to needle punching (Operations ((2) and (3)).
According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the carbonized fiber cotton undergoing the pretreatment process is injected into a cutting machine to form a web, and stacked on the natural cotton. Thereafter, the carbonized fiber cotton (a thickness of 30 to 100 mm) and the natural cotton (a thickness of 60 to 240 mm) are stacked such that the carbonized fiber cotton is positioned on (outside) the natural cotton. At the same time, the stacked cotton is fed into a feeding roller, and reciprocatively needle-punched twice, that is, once from top to bottom and once from bottom to top. The needle punching conditions may include revolutions per minute (rpm) of 200 to 800 rpm, a speed of 2.0 to 5.0 m/min, No. of needles of 4,000 to 4,500 EA/m, and a beat density of 40 to 72 counts/cm2. After the needle punching process, the thickness of the carbonized fiber entangled on the natural cotton decreases from approximately 30 mm to approximately 2 mm, and the thickness of the needle-punched nonwoven fabric of lower natural cotton decreases from approximately 60 mm to approximately 10 mm (see
According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the pretreated carbonized fiber cotton is mixed with natural cotton, and the mixed cotton is scutched. Thereafter, the scutched cotton is introduced into a cutting machine to form a web, and stacked to have a thickness of 60 mm. Subsequently, the stacked mixed cotton is subjected to needle punching (rpm: 200 to 800 rpm, speed: 2.0 to 5.0 m/min, No. of needles: 4,000 to 4,500 EA/m, and beat density: 40 to 72 counts/cm2) (see
According to still another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the natural cotton is introduced into an intermediate layer of the pretreated carbonized fiber cotton so that the natural cotton is stacked on the intermediate layer of the pretreated carbonized fiber cotton, and the carbonized fiber cotton and the natural cotton are subjected to needle punching (rpm: 200 to 800 rpm, speed: 2.0 to 5.0 m/min, No. of needles: 4,000 to 4,500 EA/m, and beat density: 40 to 72 counts/cm2) so that the carbonized fiber cotton and natural cotton are entangled with each other (see
The needle-punched cotton obtained according to the above method is subjected to flame-retardant (fire-retardant) treatment, and dehydration, drying, and restoration processes to manufacture a nonwoven fabric (see
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The multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric manufactured by the method provided in the present invention may be used in various industrial fields including a flame-retardant thermal retention/insulation material, a flame-retardant/cold-resistant material, a flame-retardant sound-absorbing material, a cryogenic thermal retention/insulation material for flame-retardant LNG and LPG gases, a thermal retention/insulation material used for flame retardancy at a high temperature, a flame-retardant high-temperature filtering material, and a flame-retardant interior material.
As described above, according to a method of stacking the natural cotton and the carbonized fiber cotton performed before a needle punching process provided in the present invention, thermal retention and insulation properties may be further improved, carbonization on a surface of natural cotton may be prevented, and incombustiblization of the natural cotton may be achieved. Therefore, according to the present invention, the nonwoven fabric capable of being used for multiple purposes due to significantly improved qualities and functions of products may be provided.
More particularly, when a layer of carbonized fiber cotton is entangled with the top layer (outer layer) of natural cotton through needle punching, the carbonized fiber cotton has high heat conduction and dispersion, a uniform temperature of the carbonized fiber cotton is maintained due to rapid heat dissipation, and a low surface temperature of the carbonized fiber cotton is continuously maintained. Therefore, the natural cotton is not damaged by heat, and the surface of the natural cotton is not carbonized (See
When the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric is manufactured according to the method provided in the present invention, the heat is rapidly transferred through the carbonized fiber cotton, and thus a temperature in the entangled natural cotton is continuously maintained, thereby improving thermal retention and insulation properties.
Also, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric manufactured according to the present invention may be produced by molding the nonwoven fabric in the form of a processed woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric, a mat, a board, pipe, an elbow, and a valve using a needle punching machine or a mold. Also, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric withstands fire caused by sparks in an electric power conduit, a utility pipe conduit, a driving device, a power line, a cable line, and a communication line, and fire and flames caused from the outside (fire-retardancy), prevents toxic smoke from being generated (flame-retardancy), and insulates internal heat (thermal insulation property). Therefore, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric manufactured according to the present invention can be manufactured and used in the form of a processed woven fabric, a tape, a nonwoven fabric, and a sleeve, all of which serve to maintain an internal temperature of an electric power conduit. That is, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used in at least one selected from the group consisting of a thermal retention material, a flame-retardant material, a thermal insulation material, a heating material, a sound-proof material, an intermediate material for absorption of impact, a buffering material, a bullet-proof material, a knife-proof material, and a fire-fighting material.
Also, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention may be used in various industrial fields including a pipe, a valve, an elbow, a turbine, a rotational machine, a waste gas valve, a wall of a boiler, a large engine, and the like. In this case, when the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric is used in a thermal retention material, a thermal insulation material, and a sound-proof material, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may have an effect of enhancing thermal retention and insulation properties since the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric is lightweight and thin.
In addition, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention may be used as a cryogenic thermal retention/insulation material in a transportation/storage system for LNG and LPG gases transported and stored in a liquefied state, a vessel, a vehicle, a storage tank, a barrier of a tank, a pipe, a valve, a refrigeration warehouse, a refrigerator, an ice-cream production plant, and the like.
Also, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention may be used as a multipurpose functional advanced nonwoven fabric which can be used in floors and indoor walls of buildings for the purpose of heating. The multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention has a thermal retention property, a thermal insulation property, a sound-proof property, a moth-proof property, and flame retardancy even though the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric is lightweight and thin. Therefore, a construction cost and a heating cost may be cut, and the actual floor space may be more spaciously used. In addition, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention may be used in windows of the buildings to shield sunlight and ultraviolet and infrared rays, keep warmth, and insulate heat and sounds, and may also be used in a flame-resistant curtain and a screen roll which serve to prevent the spread of flame upon occurrence of fire.
In addition to the effects as the thermal retention material, the thermal insulation material, and the flame-retardant material, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention may also be used as a sound-proof material, a dew condensation-preventing material, and an intermediate material or a core material of a panel such as a sandwich panel, a metal panel, an aluminum composite panel, a refrigeration panel, and the like. Since the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric is lightweight and thin, a design load may be lowered, a manufacturing cost such as a material cost and a construction cost may be cut, a manufacturing space may be easily ensured, and energy may be saved.
The multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention may be used as a flame-retardant material or a thermal insulation material in a spark/flame/fire prevention blanket capable of protecting machinery, equipment, and facilities in a site at which sparks and flames are scattered upon welding, a blanket for initial fire suppression upon occurrence of fire, a fire-fighting blanket for protection of human body upon fire escape, and for fire protection facilities.
Also, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used as a high-quality wallpaper and an interior material. In addition to the flame retardancy, the fire retardancy, the thermal retention property, the thermal insulation property, the sound-proof property, and the moisture controlling effect, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric has an advantage in that it is lightweight and environmentally friendly. Also, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric serves to prevent the spread of flame upon occurrence of fire and does not generate smoke or gases harmful to the human body.
Further, since the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric also has knife-proof and bullet-proof properties, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used as a material for police uniforms, military uniforms, bulletproof jackets, fire-fighting garments, fire-fighting gloves, fire-fighting boots, special working clothes, and high-temperature industrial steel-capped boots.
Since the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric has a thermal insulation property, a sound-proof property, a bullet-proof property, and vibration resistance to severe vibrations, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used in engines of armored vehicles, tanks, self-propelled guns, self-propelled anti-tank guns, warships, patrol boats, submarines, helicopters, fighter planes, and the like, and may also be installed at an inner wall of an engine room, an inner wall of a cockpit, an indoor wall, and an outer wall of a fuel tank in order to cushion the impact.
Additionally, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used as an intermediate material for absorption of impact or a buffering material in knees, chest, arms, ankles, top of the foot guards of sports goods, safety helmets, helmets, and bumpers for automobiles.
Furthermore, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric may be used as a filament which shows superior incombustibility and tensile and bursting strengths to conventional asbestos yarns, glass yarns, and aramid yarns, is lightweight, and has various functions. In this case, a filament produced by twisting thread formed from multipurpose functional cotton, and a filament produced by mixing carbonized fiber cotton with natural cotton may be used as the filament.
Hereinafter, preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in order to aid in understanding the present invention. However, it should be understood that the description set forth herein is merely exemplary and illustrative of exemplary embodiments for the purpose of describing the present invention, but is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments.
1.1. Manufacture of Pretreated Carbonized Fiber Cotton
A carbonized fiber (1,000 g) and 5 to 30% (50 to 300 g) of raw cotton were mixed in an opener device. In this case, the carbonized fiber in the form of a stable fiber (i.e., a wool-like curled shape or a corrugated paper-like shape) was unraveled, and then mixed with raw cotton to manufacture carbonized fiber cotton.
1.2. Manufacture of Multipurpose Functional Nonwoven Fabric Using Carbonized Fiber Cotton and Natural Cotton
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Further, to manufacture the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric shown in
Each of the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabrics shown in
To check the thermal insulation properties of the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabrics shown in
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To compare buoyancies of the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabrics (
The flame (fire) retardancy of the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention was tested using a Meker burner method according to the test criteria specified in the Law Enforcement Ordinance of Maintenance and Safety Control Fire-Fighting Systems Act. The results are listed in the following Table 1 and shown in
As listed in Table 1, the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric manufactured in the present invention exhibited an after-flame time of 0 seconds and an after-glow time of 0 seconds, which were much lower than the test reference values, that is, the after-flame time of 10 seconds and the after-glow time of 30 seconds, a carbonization area of 26.2 cm2, which is much better than the reference value of 50 cm2, and a carbonization length of 6.9 cm, which is much better than the reference value of 20 cm, and passed a flame retardancy (fire retardancy) test.
The tensile strength of the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention was tested using a C.R.E. strip method. The results are listed in Table 2 and shown in
As listed in Table 2, it could be seen that the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric had a tensile strength of 406 N/5 cm (kgf/5 cm) in a length direction, which was 9.902 times (approximately 10 times) the reference value of 41 N/5 cm (kgf/5 cm), and a tensile strength of 2,231 N/5 cm (kgf/5 cm) in a width direction, which was 9.83 times the reference value of 227 N/5 cm (kgf/5 cm), which indicated that the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric had much higher tensile strength.
The bursting strength of the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention was tested using a hydraulic method. The results are listed in Table 3 and shown in
As listed in Table 3, it could be seen that the bursting strength of the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention was much higher than the reference value.
The cold resistance of the multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention was tested at −40° C. for 6 hours. The results were evaluated to be ‘none.’
The present invention has been described in detail. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
The multipurpose functional nonwoven fabric according to the present invention can be used for materials for fire protection in electric power conduits such as a flame-retardant thermal retention/insulation material, a flame-retardant/cold-resistant material, a flame-retardant sound-absorbing material, a cryogenic thermal retention/insulation material for flame-retardant LNG and LPG gases, a thermal retention/insulation material used for flame retardancy at a high temperature, a flame-retardant high-temperature filtering material, a flame-retardant interior material, a flame-retardant filament, a processed woven fabric, a mat, a board, a sandwich panel, and a metal panel, and interior materials such as a flame prevention blanket upon welding and a wallpaper, and can be used in various industrial fields such as a flame-resistant curtain, a fire-fighting garment, an assault jacket, and the like.
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10-2011-0098626 | Sep 2011 | KR | national |
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PCT/KR2011/007959 | 10/25/2011 | WO | 00 | 3/28/2014 |