What is the difference between PE tarpaulin and PVC tarpaulin?

What is the difference between PE tarpaulin and PVC tarpaulin?

The first is the difference in material. PE cloth raw materials generally refer to color strip cloth, PE woven cloth is double-sided coating PE film, but also useful polypropylene woven cloth, the production process is: wire drawing - circular woven cloth - double-sided film.PVC tarpaulin is a high strength polyester mesh cloth as the base cloth, coated with a variety of chemical additives such as growth agent, antibacterial anti-mildew agent, anti-aging agent and other PVC paste resin, by laminating and other processes made. PE tarpaulin is made of Polyethylene (Polyethylene, referred to as PE), and the main component of PVC tarpaulin is Polyvinyl Chloride (referred to as PVC).

                               PE Tarpaulin and PVC Tarpaulin

The second is different use. PE tarpaulin has good low temperature resistance and electrical insulation properties, suitable for use under various environmental conditions. PVC tarpaulin because of its excellent waterproof, mildew proof, wear resistant, durable, cold resistance, aging resistance and other characteristics, widely used in the need of waterproof treatment. Although PE tarpaulin has good durability, its durability is low compared to PVC tarpaulin. PE tarpaulin in half a month to a month or so may rot, powder, can not be reused, can only be used as a disposable product. And PVC tarpaulin because of its excellent waterproof, mildew proof, wear resistance and other characteristics, can maintain a long time durability. The price of PVC tarpaulin is usually lower than PE tarpaulin, which may be because the cost of PVC material is relatively low, and the application of PVC is more widely, which has a certain relationship with its lower price. PE tarpaulin is made of polyethylene, odorless, non-toxic, with good electrical insulation properties and chemical stability. However, PVC may release harmful gases when heated, posing a threat to human health. Therefore, from an environmental point of view, PE tarpaulin may be safer. 

On the whole, PE tarpaulin and PVC tarpaulin have their own characteristics and application scenarios. The choice of tarpaulin depends on the specific use needs and environmental conditions.