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Which material, which coating?
Showa offers a wide range of materials and coatings. Compare the strengths and drawbacks of each and choose the compositions that best meet your needs!
Kevlar
Showa offers a wide range of materials and coatings. Compare the strengths and drawbacks of each and choose the compositions that best meet your needs!
Cotton
Natural cellulose. Flexible, soft and non-irritant, it protects against mechanical aggression (impacts, low vibration, iron filings, splinters, glass fragments), absorbs perspiration and gives you great comfort when wearing dipped protective gloves continuously.
Example: 310, cotton-polyester knit, natural latex coated palm
Nylon
Light elastic polyamide, low lint, quick drying, resistant to abrasion and deformation. Mixed with cotton and acrylic, it makes the glove more flexible and extends its lifetime.
Acrylic
A polymer resistant to water, common solvents, acids and weak alkalis, resistant to abrasion, and to traction. Soft and warm, it insulates you from the cold. Mixed with cotton, it lightens the knit.
HPPE
High performance polyethylene, flexible, light and durable. As resistant to cutting as a para-aramid but with more resistance to abrasion (ten times more resistant to flexion than a wire), it remains resistant to chemicals, in particular solvents
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