Distinguishing silk and artificial silk

Visual inspection: Silk fabrics are pearl-like and soft. On the other hand, synthetic fabric silk looks bright and dazzling.

Hand-touching method: The feeling of a slight scratching of the hand, the fabric is folded and rubbed, and there is a "silk" sound. The simulation silk feels a bit "hard", quite crisp.

Burning experiment: The silk is very flammable and it is hard to see the open flame. At the same time as gray smoke, there is a smell of burning hair, brownish black over the edge of the fire, some shiny, granules of different sizes, can be crushed by gently pinching.

The silk is not flammable, there is no open flame, and small, small, grayish white smoke is thrown, and white waxy oil is dripped while burning. There is a less intense pungent odor. The edges of the fire will be entangled in brownish-black color, and white spots (similar to those of polyester-cotton) will appear farther away. It is a blocky, hard and firm pinch. Interpretation: Simulation silk is just like silk Wang Jian said, silk fabrics generally refers to silk, including mulberry silk, tussah silk, ramie silk, cassava silk, etc., are protein fibers, with good insulation, moisture absorption, moisture and breathability, wearing Comfortable. The artificial silk is made of polyester filament yarns after special processing and special finishing. It looks similar to the appearance, gloss, and feel of silk. It is synthetic fiber. The silk has excellent performance and it does not have it.