The Strengths and Weaknesses of Nylon Carpeting

The Strengths and Weaknesses of Nylon Carpeting

Nylon is the most common carpet fiber found in wall to wall carpet. Over 60% of homes have some nylon or nylon blend.

This material wears great and usually springs back after people walk on it but it also stains easier then some other constructions. To help mills will often dip the carpet in a stain protector to fill in the dye sites and give better protection

Strengths

- long lifetime and very resilient. Yarns usually will spring back with some agitation used during a professional cleaning.

-Holds it heat set crimp which makes it a popular choice for plush in living rooms.

- Less affected by abrasion people walking than any other construction

Weaknesses

-Easily damaged by acids, common household acids like toilet bowl cleaner

-Stains easily, especially susceptible to food and beverage stains like coffee/soda.

-dyes are destroyed by chlorine bleach

After six generations of nylon each one has helped reduce some of the weaknesses and keeping nylon the most popular choice. The latest generations have focused on addition of flurochemicals protectors to make the fiber more resistant to soiling and staining. They also are focused on making fiber smoother o the touch and less water absorption.

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The Strengths and Weaknesses of Nylon Carpeting

Synthetic Carpet Fiber Information

Synthetic Carpet Fiber Information

Synthetic carpets are made from plastic resins that are made in fibers. These fibers are see through and generally stronger then natural carpet materials.

Synthetic carpets start off as plastic chips actually then melted in a machine and forced through a spaghetti like strainer. After this process they are crimped, this is the wrinkle or style you see. Olefin and polyester carpets don’t hold their crimp very well so they often wear very quickly in high traffic environments. Not a great choice for living rooms.

The fibers are then heat set to hold the twist you see, this creates a memory so the carpet springs back after you step on it.

Nylon- Nylon carpet was the first available to give homeowners wall to wall carpet. Previously most homes had hard floors with area rugs over them. Current estimates is 60-70% of homes have a nylon carpet, making it by far the most popular.

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Synthetic Carpet Fiber Information