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What material is commonly used for felt cloth?

Many people think that felt cloth is wool felt, but it is not. Wool felt is just a kind of felt cloth. This is named after the material, which literally means made of wool. Wool felt is a needling technique. The raw materials can be polyester fiber, polypropylene fiber, viscose fiber, cotton, camel hair and other fiber materials, which are carded, laid and needled. Felt cloth includes soft felt cloth and hard felt cloth. According to the density, the application fields of different densities are also different.

Soft felt cloth generally refers to fluffy and soft materials with a density below 1000g, and is often used in clothing, home textiles, masks, packaging, etc. As filling and heat preservation functions, it can also be used as a filter cotton material for hot pressing and setting; However, the density of hard felt cloth is generally higher and the whole is harder. It can be cut into various shapes for grinding and polishing, and can also be used as plates and floor mats.