What Type of Plastic are Hangers Made From?

Updated on 2024-07-29

Hangers, an essential item in our daily lives, can be made from various types of plastic. The choice of material directly affects the protection of clothes and the tidiness of the closet.The raw materials used to make plastic clothes hangers include polypropylene, polystyrene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) copolymer, polycarbonate, and polyvinyl chloride, among others. The manufacturing process involves several stages: molding preparation, feeding, plasticizing, mold filling, pressure holding, backflow, cooling, and demolding. Each type of plastic imparts different properties to the hangers, resulting in a variety of characteristics suitable for different types of clothing. As society progresses, the designs of plastic clothes hangers have become increasingly diverse. We now have options such as non-slip plastic hangers, portable travel hangers, and foldable hangers. The shapes and functionalities of hangers have evolved beyond the traditional single form to meet varying consumer needs.

Plastic introduce a material classification:

Polypropylene is one of the most commonly used materials for coat hangers. It is non-toxic, tasteless, low density, and has good insulation and is not affected by humidity. Generally used for plastic suit hangers, shirt hangers, suit hangers, circulation hangers and other pendants.

Polystyrene is easy to process and form, good stability is not easy to deform, suitable for plastic foam suit hangers, jacket hangers, coat hangers, inner hangers, pants rack, pants rack parts, etc.

Propylene butadiene styrene copolymer high temperature resistance, impact resistance, easy processing. Suitable for high plastic suit hangers, pants racks, T-shirt hangers, inner hangers, etc.

Plastic carbonate colorless, tasteless, non-toxic, amorphous plastic, strong toughness, has good dimensional stability. It is often used for plastic clothing rack functional parts, such as: plastic hook, spring, buckle, clip and part of the thin section hanger.

PVC has good heat resistance, toughness, ductility and chemical stability. Suitable for plastic clothing accessories, such as gasket, layering.

Introduction to common plastic hangers

Folding hanger is often used for travel when the size of the small, do not take up space, do not increase the burden, very convenient folding. The folding hanger is connected with rivets at the folding place, which is convenient for folding.

Telescopic COAT HANGER SPECIALLY INSTALLED TELESCOPIC SHOULDER SUPPORT AT WILL CONTROL THE length OF COAT HANGER, can hang clothes with different shoulder width without trace ARC COAT hanger, ordinary triangle coat hanger in the sun if the shoulder width of clothes than clothes hanger long, the shoulder of clothes will have the trace of drape.

After that, it will affect the beauty of the clothes. Curved shoulders avoid this.

Retractable pant jacket racks for pants with different waist widths are often used in clothing stores. No matter how society develops, coat hangers are indispensable in our daily life. Although the material forms of hangers are constantly evolving, plastic hangers are still the mainstream of the hanger market, and choosing the right clothes hangers is also a part of our daily life that can not be ignored. For more information on plastic hangers, stay tuned to our website!

Characteristics of Different Material Hangers

Material	Characteristics	Suitable for
Polypropylene(PP)	Lightweight, durable, good chemical resistance	Most clothes
Polystyrene(ps)	Good gloss, various shapes	Lightweight clothes
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene	Good toughness, impact resistance	Heavy clothes

How to Choose the Plastic Material for Hangers

Clothing Material: For heavy clothes, it is recommended to choose ABS plastic hangers; for lightweight clothes, PP or PS hangers are sufficient.
Using Environment: If the hanger is exposed to sunlight for a long time, it is recommended to choose PP hangers with better weather resistance.
Appearance Requirements: If you have higher requirements for the appearance of the hanger, you can choose PS or ABS hangers with good gloss.

Conclusion

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If you need a reliable hanger manufacturer, then it is recommended to contact Eisho. Eisho is a professional manufacturer and exporter of designing and manufacturing hanger products.

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