Category: quality of artificial turf

With the wide popularization, application, and promotion of artificial turf in the market, it is not only used in football, rugby, tennis, hockey, and other sports venues but also widely used in kindergarten construction, municipal greening, family courtyards, other leisure places. Its application range also extends from outdoor sports venues to indoor leisure places, so its safety performance has been paid more and more attention by people.

The main raw materials of artificial turf are mostly polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). The molecular chain contains two elements, carbon, and hydrogen. It is a kind of flammable substance, which is easily caused by high temperature, heat, discharge, etc. fire. Nowadays, many artificial turfs are used in decoration and leisure places. They are relatively close to the crowd and have certain safety hazards. Therefore, flame retardant performance has become an important safety indicator of artificial turf.

The so-called flame retardancy is designed to effectively prevent the spread of flames and reduce the speed of fire after the artificial turf is burned, thereby preventing the entire artificial turf from being ignited in a large area. In order to achieve the flame-retardant properties of artificial turf, flame-retardant components are usually added in the production of grass silk. So what are flame retardants? Flame retardants are chemical additives that can improve the combustion performance of materials, which can effectively reduce fire safety hazards, thereby ensuring the safety of people’s lives and property in daily life, and also prevent fires. The general addition amount is controlled between 10% and 20%. Because the flame retardant itself has non-toxic and harmless environmental protection performance and good compatibility, it can be evenly dispersed in the artificial grass silk, so the flame retardant is added to the grass silk production. The burning agent will not adversely affect other characteristics and product quality of artificial turf.

The artificial turf series products supplied by Mango Sports, the flame retardants, and other additives added in the products are imported high-quality products, which have good thermal stability, thermal decomposition and anti-ultraviolet characteristics, and flame retardant properties. Excellent results. The lawn products have passed the GB/T 14768-2015 carpet burning performance 45° test by the SGS professional testing agency, the EN13501-1 fire performance special test by the FIFA-designated laboratory LABOSPORT, and the high-quality product test by the National Sporting Goods Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, so as to ensure that the factory leaves the factory. All of our products have good fire resistance, improve the safety of artificial turf use, and reduce the risk factor.

Artificial turf was born in the United States in the 1960s, introduced to China in the late 1980s, and was not widely promoted until the mid-to-late 1990s. After a long period of development, artificial grass technology has become relatively mature, and many technical indicators are close to natural grass. Whether artificial turf is used as a landscape decoration or a sports field, anti-aging is one of its most basic requirements.

Commonly used artificial turf generally has a service life of 6-10 years. In the process of long-term use, artificial turf will inevitably appear aging. Although the aging of artificial turf is uncontrollable, we can still use some methods to judge whether artificial turf is aging in advance, and prolong its service life and duration as much as possible. Here, I will share with you the four major phenomena of artificial turf aging.

The degree of abrasion of the grass fiber

Artificial turf sites will cause wear and tear of artificial turf filaments during long-term use, and the filament fibers will more or less have some bifurcation and splitting phenomena, and even fall off in serious cases, especially when the frequency of use is high. The most obvious school playground, high-intensity competition and long-term use, greatly shorten the service life of artificial turf. Therefore, when purchasing artificial turf, we must choose products with good quality grass and excellent wear resistance, which can reduce the wear consumption of grass to a certain extent, avoid the loss of grass fibers and cause lawn replacement, and reduce economic losses.

The problem of fading and fading of grass silk

There are several reasons for the discoloration of artificial turf grass fibers:

1. The quality of grass silk fibers is unqualified, such as caused by anti-aging agents and poor production technology;

2. Environmental factors, such as strong ultraviolet radiation in some areas, acid rain corrosion, industrial pollution etc.;

3. The quality of the filling materials pollutes the lawn and causes the grass fiber to fade and fade.

Corrosion at the bottom of artificial turf

The bottom of the artificial turf is made of PP material. The football field located outside is relatively easy to crack after being exposed to wind, sun and rain. In addition, the overall drainage of the foundation of some sites is not smooth, and the bottom is soaked in water for a long time, which will cause the corrosion of the bottom of the artificial turf and accelerate the aging of the artificial turf.

Lawn seams become loose

As we all know, artificial turf is not a complete piece of lawn, but is made of artificial turf spliced, and then paved with special artificial turf glue. Therefore, when paving artificial turf, you must find a professional construction team, and use high-quality special artificial turf glue to bond, otherwise it will easily cause the white lines and joints to become loose or disconnected. If properly adhered, the joints should last as long as the artificial turf field.

As a domestic artificial turf and turf enterprise integrating R&D, production and sales, Mango Sports warmly reminds our customers that the construction of artificial turf in football fields should pay attention to the four major phenomena of aging of artificial turf in football fields mentioned in today’s topic. It can effectively increase the service life of artificial turf in the stadium:

1. The ambient temperature of the artificial turf construction site should be selected above 5°C for construction, and it is not suitable for construction in rainy days or during the rainy season, otherwise the bonding time will be too long. , causing the viscosity to drop.

2. Before the joints of artificial turf are bonded, check that the back of artificial turf and the ground are clean, dry and free of moisture.

The four major phenomena of the aging of artificial turf in football fields shared above are a warm reminder that it is very important to maintain the daily maintenance of football field turf.

The price of artificial grass with the same parameters is different in the market. What is the reason?
This article helps you understand that there are old and new raw materials for artificial grass.

New material PE
The products produced from the new materials are generally colorless and odorless, with good luster, good elasticity, and very soft hand feeling, and the most important thing is hygiene and safety. The finished product of the new material has good mechanical properties such as tensile strength and good anti-aging performance.

old material PE
The sources of old raw materials are very extensive and complex. The products produced cannot guarantee hygiene and safety. The products are all colored, dull, rough in hand, poor in performance, and degraded in chemical properties such as anti-aging.

Yarn made from new material
After the new material is burned

Artificial grass yarn made from virgin PE
The new polyethylene (PE) is colorless, odorless, and has good luster. It can be made by adding a little color masterbatch. Due to less color masterbatch, after burning, only the color of virgin polyethylene is left.

Yarn made from old materials
After burning the old material

Artificial grass yarn made from recycled PE
Most of the old polyethylene (PE) materials come from medical waste, plastic cans, and wire sheaths. After smelting, residues are left, and the colors are mixed together, resulting in low gloss, so it needs to add a lot of color masterbatch to cover it up. Due to the addition of a large amount of color masterbatch, the color of the masterbatch cannot be volatilized by burning in a short time.

Through the above content, we know what kind of artificial grass to choose, right?

1. The artificial grass made of new materials is non-toxic, harmless, and free of heavy metals, which is more suitable for children and pets.
2. The artificial grass made of new material has no impurities, good luster, and softness, and is closer to natural grass after paving.
3. Artificial grass made of new materials has a longer life, is anti-aging, and does not fade.
4. The artificial grass made from the new material has better formulations of flame retardant, softener, anti-static, anti-aging, etc., which help to exert the performance of sports artificial grass.

Generally speaking, the larger the value, the higher the thickness of a single grass filament, and the better the quality. The price and quality of artificial grass are directly related to the pound value (DTEX) of the grass silk. The pound value refers to the quality of single grass silk. The density of the grass itself. The unit of pound size is DTEX, also called decitex.

The form of artificial grass silk is divided into monofilament, mesh, and curved silk, and the number of artificial grass is divided into 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12 (usually divided by even numbers).

The level of pounds directly affects the overall quality of the lawn and the length of its life. To put it simply, it is not easy to judge the pound value by simple visual inspection. When making an inquiry, you can ask for a quotation and provide the decitex and specific data of the grass to measure.

In addition to yarn, artificial turf also contains base fabric and adhesive. One of the artificial grass structures is the base fabric, which is divided into single and double layers. The double-layer base cloth will add a layer of mesh cloth under the PP base cloth to prevent the bottom of the lawn from breaking. Lawn back glue, apply a layer of lawn special glue on the bottom of the lawn to fix and protect the grass silk.

Artificial turf has different models and functions, including sports grass, leisure grass, and multi-purpose grass. Different types of turf, artificial turf weaves, needle distance, and grass density are different. For example, artificial turf on a football fields needs to add rubber particles, so the density will not be very high, but the number of decitex (DTEX) is higher than that of recreational artificial turf, and it is more resistant to severe friction and wears.

Artificial turf installers, wholesalers, and distributors are purchasing artificial turf, please choose a supplier of high-quality artificial turf that has undergone strict quality inspection, and its quality is guaranteed to a certain extent. Before high-quality artificial turf is manufactured, the grass yarn will be tested for anti-aging and anti-static. After testing, the artificial turf has strong anti-static and anti-aging properties, and has corresponding exponential friction; Flame retardant test, artificial turf has fire and flame retardant components, and the safety index meets international standards.

In addition, high-quality artificial turf does not contain harmful substances such as heavy metals, and artificial turf has no pungent odor under the sun. The density of artificial grass should not be too low, and the pulling force of the grass should be checked during the process of drawing and refining. The pulling force of the grass should be strong, and the lawn with a weak pulling force will lead to a shorter life of the artificial grass. To sum up, artificial grass installers, wholesalers, and distributors choose factories with quality certification systems, product certification, and experienced and professional suppliers in artificial grass sales when choosing artificial grass supplier manufacturers.