Comparison Of Membranes
| Item | PES - Max-breathe | PES - Europe | PU Transfer Film | TPU |
| Material | PES non-porous | PES non-porous | PU | TPU |
| Mechanism | Hydrophilic | Hydrophilic | Hydrophilic / microporous | Hydrophilic |
| Bonding | Excellent | Excellent | Depend | Good |
| Thickness | 20um | 15um | 25um( too thick causing poor breathability) | 25 - 30um |
| Lamination | flame( fabric side) + hot melt ( membrane side) | Flame( easy to burn the membrance) | Flame | Regular glue |
| Stretching | Excellent （600~1000%） | Excellent( 300-600%) | Depend（300-450%） | Depends( 300-500%) |
| MVTR（EN ISO 20344 Membranes） | Excellent （10 mg/(cm2*h)(mg/cm2) ） | Excellent( 8-10mg) | Depends(Poor in winter - the microporous shrink due to low temperature | poor |
| MVTR（EN ISO 20344 Laminated 4 Layers wave shoe fabrics） | Excellent （2.5 - 4.5） | Excellent( 2.0 - 2.3) | 1.8-2.0 | 1.0 |
| Bacterial and liquid-Proof | Excellent （Pass ASTM 1670 1671） | Excellent ( Pass ASTM 1670 1671) | failed | failed |
| Water-Proof （Membranes） | Good（>10000 mm） | Good | Depends（Poor in summer - the microporous expand due to the high temperature | Depends |
| Water-Proof （Laminated shoes fabrics） | Good ( 20000~35000 mm) | good | Moderate（Poor in summer） | Moderate |
| Wear-resistance( Membrane) | Excellent( martindale 3000 cycles) | good | good | Poor ( 500 cycles) |
| Hand feel | Good | good | Depends | good |
| Temperature Resistance | Good（-60~230℃） | good | Moderate（-10~200℃） | Poor ( easily to be burned during taping) |
| Elastic recovery | Good （70~95%） | good | Excellent | good |
| Cost | Competitive | too expensive | Depends | depends |
| Environment-friendly | Excellent （Recycle） | Excellent ( Recycle) | Poor (Solvent/ waste water during production) | Moderate |
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