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Characteristics of Polyester Resin Buttons

Resin button is the abbreviation of unsaturated polyester resin button. Resin buttons are of better quality among synthetic buttons, which have the characteristics of wear resistance, heat resistance, chemical resistance, complexity, dyeability and electroplating.

Wear resistance
Unsaturated resin is a thermosetting cross-linked resin with high strength, which is stronger than the scratch resistance of thermoplastic plexiglass button surface. Therefore, generally, it can withstand the continuous friction of washing machines without breaking. Even if it is used in stone washed clothes, resin buttons can withstand the test.
Heat resistance
Generally, resin buttons can withstand 100 ℃ hot water treatment for about 1 hour. When ironing ready-made clothes, it is not necessary to remove the buttons, which is not available for other ordinary thermoplastic buttons.
Chemical resistance
Resin buttons can resist the corrosion of various inorganic acids and ordinary hydrogen peroxide with a concentration of 30%, but they cannot be soaked in ketones, esters, banana water and alkaline water for a long time.
Complexity
This feature is the key to the difference between resin buttons and other buttons. It is precisely for this reason that the resin button has become the overlord of the button industry in the world and will last forever. As long as necessary, resin buttons of any color and shape can be produced. Due to easy processing, fast production speed and high degree of mechanization, the price of resin buttons is very low. The simulation of resin buttons is world-class. All kinds of shell textures, colors, wood, animal bones, marble, granite, agate, ivory, flower patterns, etc. can be imitated with unsaturated resin.

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The most common button shape

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The most common types of buttons are flat buttons and shank buttons (also known as vertical buttons because they look more three-dimensional), which are widely used in various types of clothing. In this article, we will discuss the main differences between these two types and several considerations you should consider before buying.

Structure / shape
Flat buttons can be further divided into two hole and four hole flat button types. However, the main features between the two remain unchanged, with flat holes in the middle. These holes are used to sew threads and fix buttons on clothes.

On the other hand, there is a protrusion with holes on the back of the shank button, which is used for sewing thread to connect clothes and buttons. Because of this handle structure, shank buttons can have many different shapes, which is usually considered to be the main advantage.

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What is ABS button?

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ABS button
ABS is the acronym of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. It is a common thermoplastic resin, which is very suitable for the production of buttons. This material is famous for its moderate strength and reasonable price. It is a very hard, tough and hard material with excellent chemical resistance, impact resistance, heat resistance and dimensional stability. This material combines the toughness of polybutadiene rubber and the strength of acrylonitrile and styrene polymers, making it very durable and the best in the styrene family.
Features and limitations of ABS buttons
One of the biggest advantages of ABS buttons is that they are very strong and durable, especially in terms of impact and temperature. They perform well at extremely high and low temperatures. ABS buttons are resistant, strong, rigid, stable under limited load, and have excellent dimensional stability. They are famous for their excellent ductility and durability. Their limitations include low solvent resistance and poor weather resistance. In addition, ABS material will produce a lot of smoke when burning.
We provide high-quality ABS buttons of various shapes and colors at reasonable prices.

Manufacturing technology of metal buttons

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As we all know, metal buttons are fasteners used in clothing or other related items to provide certain fastening or decorative functions, including rivets, jeans buttons, snap buttons, metal labels, eyelets, brooches, adjustment buttons, hooks, etc.
Although buttons are small, their manufacturing process is not simple. As far as metal buttons are concerned, their production process can be divided into stamping process, die-casting process and combined process. Generally speaking, metal buttons produced by stamping process are considered as metal products, while metal buttons produced by die-casting process are usually called alloy products.
Metal buttons: snap buttons, claw buttons, jeans buttons, rivets, eyelets, hooks, etc.
Alloy buttons: hand sewn buttons, labels, brooches, etc
Stamping process
The stamping process utilizes the plastic deformation and elasticity of some metal materials such as copper, iron and aluminum. Metal materials will be transformed into the required shape through pressing, punching and other processes, and their state will not change in the whole manufacturing process.
Production process: manufacturing molds – cutting raw materials into strips – Stamping – surface treatment – assembly – quality inspection – packaging and delivery

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Decorate your clothes with combined button

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With the development of adhesives, it seems that any two materials can be bonded together and recombined into another new product project. Combined button refers to a button made of two or more different materials in some way.

As we all know, buttons are made of different materials, such as metal, resin, wood, shell, etc. Therefore, there are many types of combined buttons. However, in terms of international popularity, typical composite buttons include resin ABS plated buttons, resin metal plated buttons, resin crystal buttons, metal crystal buttons, ABS metal buttons, etc.

Due to different materials, each button combination has its own final performance. Obviously, compared with buttons made of a single material, composite buttons have an advantage, that is, they have more comprehensive functions and stronger decorative performance. The buttons are small, which helps to improve the level of clothing. It can be said that buttons are considered as the eyes of clothing, which have the effect of reaching the end.

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What Are the Manufacturing Materials of Metal Button

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Metal buttons are one of the most popular buttons. Their surface is smooth, durable and decorative. The materials used to make metal buttons are also different, which are generally divided into the following materials:
Zinc alloy button
Yellow Tung skin button
Stainless steel button
Aluminum button
Iron button

Zinc alloy buttons and brass buttons are generally common in the market.
Stainless steel buttons are also popular because they are less sensitive to rust and cost much less than zinc alloy buttons and brass buttons. In recent years, with the rising prices of alloy and brass materials, stainless steel buttons have also begun to occupy a place in the clothing button market.
There are also aluminum buttons that can achieve special effects on the market, especially in cloth buttons, which are widely used because their softness is not easy to damage the fabric, and even better than brass.
Iron buttons are less used in the market. Its biggest disadvantage is that its surface is easy to rust and corrosion, and the product cannot pass the needle test.

Now let’s take a closer look at the two most commonly used metal buttons, namely zinc alloy buttons and brass buttons.

Zinc alloy button
It is recognized as a kind of high-end metal buttons. Zinc alloy buttons are often used in high-end jeans, coats, uniforms, etc. It is also the most expensive metal button. However, the quality of the goods is much better if you pay for them.
Zinc alloy buttons are usually made of 5# zinc alloy, mainly composed of zinc and aluminum. These buttons will be polished after the die-casting process, which will remove burrs along the edge of the button or in the hole, and the rough surface will be treated before the electroplating process.

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Genuine Leather Buttons VS Imitation Leather Buttons: What is the Difference

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Genuine leather buttons are made of natural cowhide, pigskin, sheepskin and other raw materials, with the texture of natural leather on the surface. They are suitable for high-end leather garments, suits and casual wear due to their rich colors and luxurious sense.
However, there are many kinds of buttons with different qualities in the market, which will puzzle us when selecting suitable leather buttons for clothing. Therefore, improve our awareness of the characteristics of genuine leather buttons can help to choose satisfying genuine leather buttons or quickly distinguish them from imitation leather ones.

Genuine Leather Buttons

The adopted size of genuine leather buttons are the same as that of resin buttons. The main types of genuine leather buttons are visible hole button, hidden hole button, leather double buckle and leather belt button.
The price of genuine leather buttons is higher due to their natural leather materials. In addition, some leather buttons are woven by hand, resulting in the low production efficiency and high cost.
As the raw material of genuine leather buttons is natural leather, the same batch of buttons will have slight different in aspects like color, thickness, hardness and luminosity.
In the process of washing, the surface coating of woven leather buttons is easy to fall off because genuine leather will absorb water and expand. Hence, clothes with genuine leather buttons should be dry-cleaned.
Compared with ordinary buttons, genuine leather buttons have stronger acidity, requiring the metal accessories on clothes to be protected by acid-proof coating, otherwise the surface of metal accessories will be easily oxidized during storage.

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