Spandex rubber covered yarn can be made using either regular spandex or Lycra Spandex
For example: 120D and 180D are Lycra spandex.
The differences between spandex and lycra are as follows:
First, different categories.
1)spandex, is the abbreviation ofpolycarbonate fiber. Lycra is a kind of spandex, spandex is not necessarily Lycra.
2)Lycra is just the trade name of Invidia, the former wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont.
Second, different commodity characteristics.
1)spandex, is not easy to dye, elastic excess, complex weaving, fabric size instability and aging in the process of use of spandex and many other problems.
2)Lycra, which solves many problems of spandex.
Third, the price is different.
1)Spandex varies slightly with the cost of the manufacturer, but the average price is much lower than that of Lycra.
2)Lycra, because DuPont occupies a market monopoly in the field of spandex, the price is decided by the company, but the average price is higher than that of spandex.
