bonded leather , also called dissolved skin or mixed skin , is a term used for coating materials made containing animal skins. It is made as a layered structure of fiber or supporting paper covered with a layer of shredded leather fibers mixed with a polyurethane binder embossed with a leather-like texture.
This differs from the bark of the skin, which is made of solid leather pieces, usually from splits, which are given an artificial layer.
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Description
The bonded leather is made by cutting the skin and skin fibers, then mixing it with the binder. The mixture is further extruded into a fiber cloth, or backing paper, and the surface usually arises with textures such as skin or grain. Colors and patterns, if any, are non-penetrating surface treatments such as dyeing processes. The content of natural skin fibers from the skin is bound to vary. The manufacturing process is somewhat similar to paper production.
Low-quality materials may experience peeling of the surface material in just a few years, while better varieties are considered highly durable and retain their pattern and color even during commercial use. Since the composition of bonded skin and related products varies greatly (and sometimes is a trade secret), it may be difficult to predict how a particular product will work over time. There is a wide range in the longevity of bonded leather and related products; some better quality bonded leather is claimed to be superior in durability than genuine low quality leather.
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Apps
Leather bound can be found in furniture, bookbinding, and various fashion accessories. Products commonly built with various types of bonded leather include book covers, boxes and covers for personal electronics, shoe components, textiles and accessory coatings, portfolios and briefcases, handbags, belts, chairs and sofas. Bonded, paper-backed leather is usually used to cover books such as diaries and the Bible, and various types of desk accessories. This bonded leather may contain fewer skin proportions than is used in the furniture industry, and has skin exposed on the surface of the product, producing a distinctive odor associated with the skin.
This same application can alternately using artificial skin that is constructed in appearance similar to bound skin.
Benefits
Possible benefits of bonded skin include:
- Environmentally friendly - reusing remaining skin without extra farming
- Consistency of product - no natural defects and batch variations up to minimal batch
- High cutting results - cost-effective and reduced waste heap
Loss
Possible disadvantages include:
- It is difficult or impossible to repair or be reconditioned after use or damage
- Exceeds and "sweats" plasticizers and other chemicals from poorly formulated products
- Usually not as durable as real skin
Label
The actual skin content of the bound skin varies depending on the manufacturer and the level of quality they sell. In the home furnishings industry there is much debate and controversy about ethics using the term "bound skin" to describe a coating product, which is actually a diluted skin. A Leather Research Laboratory says that calling "bound leather" products is "deceptive because it does not represent its original properties, it is vinyl, or polyurethane or composite laminate, but it is not skin".
In 2011 the European Committee for Standardization published EN 15987: 2011 'Leather - Terminology - The key definition for the skin trade' to stop further confusion about bound skin. A minimum amount of 50% dry skin weight is required to use the term "bonded skin".
US Federal Trade Commission recommends according to 16 C.F.R. Section 24: "For example: An industrial product made of a composition comprising 60% grated scar fiber can be described as: Bonded Leather Containing 60% Leather Fiber and 40% Non-leather." The Federal Trade Commission has said that "This Guideline warns against false statements about skin content in products containing processed, remanufactured, or bonded leather, and declares that the product, when they appear to be made of leather, must be accompanied by disclosure as to percentage of skin or other fiber content.This manual also states that this disclosure should be included in any product advertisement that may mislead consumers as in product composition. "
References
External links
- Bonded leather making, Furniture/Today , February 2008
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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