When choosing a brush, do you have sufficient knowledge of the brush material?

A brush is a traditional labor tool invented by the ancient Han laboring people in their production practice. It can be roughly divided into two categories: civilian and industrial. Civil brushes refer to commonly used brushes in daily life and homework; Such as toothbrushes, paint brushes, home cleaning brushes, makeup brushes, and various brushes used for cleaning and dust removal. The industrial application scope covers almost all industries, mainly used for cleaning, dust removal, polishing, etc. in industrial production processes.
With so many industries, there must be different material requirements. How much do you know? Today, let me give you a summary introduction:
1、 Natural wool material
1. Pig's mane: The shape of a pig's mane is similar to that of human hair, from the base to the end, it is thick to thin, which makes the pig's mane elastic; The common color of a pig's mane is brown (white) or black. Pighair has excellent durability and water resistance, as well as anti-static, high-temperature, and acid-base resistance
2. Wool: Wool is relatively soft and lacks elasticity, and is often used on short and soft brushes, such as makeup brushes.
3. Horse hair: The softness of horse hair is between that of a pig's mane and wool, and the ponytail hair is slightly harder than the pig's mane hair; Horse hair has good toughness and wear resistance, but is not resistant to acid or alkali. When made into brushes, they are often used in industries such as polishing, cleaning, and dust removal; A brush made of horse hair can withstand high temperatures of around 190 degrees Celsius.
4. Sisal: One of the natural materials used to process brushes, sisal has similar properties to white brown and is often used to process into polishing brushes. The finished product is commonly known as "sisal strips".
2、 Artificial fibers
1. Nylon 6 (PA6): Nylon 6 is the most affordable in the nylon family, but despite this, it still has good recovery, temperature resistance, and wear resistance.
2. Nylon 66 (PA66): Compared with nylon 6, nylon 66 has slightly better hardness, recovery, and wear resistance in the same wire diameter, with a temperature resistance of up to 150 degrees Celsius.
3. Nylon 612 (PA612): Nylon 612 is a relatively high-quality nylon filament with low water absorption, better recovery and wear resistance than nylon 66. In addition, nylon 612 has characteristics such as anti mold and antibacterial properties, and its brush wheels, brush strips, etc. are often used in food, medical, and electronics related industries.
4. Abrasive nylon: Abrasive nylon is a synthetic wire made by adding silicon carbide (SIC) or aluminum oxide (AO) abrasive particles to nylon 6 or nylon 612 as brush wire raw materials. It is also known as abrasive wire or grinding wire in the industry. The brush products made from it have wear-resistant properties, and there are multiple types according to the wire diameter and mesh size.
5. PP: The biggest characteristic of PP is that its density is less than 1. When testing the raw material, several of them can be placed in water. If they float on the water surface, they can be preliminarily judged as PP material; The cross-section of PP wool is elliptical; In addition, PP has poor elasticity and is difficult to restore to its original state after multiple bends; Can withstand heat up to 120 degrees Celsius.
6. PET: The durability and high temperature resistance of PET are similar to those of nylon; In addition, PET also has good resistance to acid and alkali, alcohol, gasoline, benzene, and most cleaning solvents, and has considerable antibacterial properties, making it less prone to mold.
7. PBT: PBT wool has advantages such as acid and alkali resistance, oil resistance, and solvent resistance, but it is easy to hydrolyze at high temperatures.
Have you learned a lot about brushes after reading the introduction above? It looks like a small brush, with a lot of knowledge. You can choose the appropriate materials according to your own needs and maximize the effectiveness of the brush.