Heat sublimation is becoming more and more popular as a transfer technology, and the market for heat sublimation paper is growing. So what is heat sublimation paper? What are the differences and advantages between it and heat transfer paper?Wellye, as a professional manufacturer of heat sublimation paper, will take you through what is heat sublimation paper.
What is heat sublimation paper
Heat sublimation paper, which is the use of inkjet printers to print the pattern on the heat sublimation transfer paper, and then through heating (generally 150 ~ 180 degrees, heating for about 25 seconds, of course, depending on the object to be transferred to what material) so that the pattern of the heat sublimation transfer paper transferred to other media. This is mainly to control the heating temperature and time and the quality of the print, otherwise the effect is not ideal.
What are the benefits of using heat sublimation paper
Using heat sublimation paper, through the heat sublimation technology, the finished effect is vividly colored and layered, and can involve fine details to show the subtle color difference between adjacent; its special ribbon contains a unique protective film, which can achieve the performance of continuous color gradation, compared with the half color gradation of inkjet, heat sublimation technology is a printing technology that really achieves the quality of photos; in terms of photo preservation, due to the protective layer, heat sublimation is better than other In terms of photo preservation, due to the protective layer, thermal sublimation has a greater advantage than other printing technologies in terms of water resistance, UV resistance and fingerprint resistance.
What is the difference between thermal sublimation paper and thermal transfer paper?
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Paper quality is different
Heat sublimation paper is more breathable, heat transfer paper is harder and not breathable
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The use of ink is different
Heat transfer paper, which is hot melt adhesive, as long as the use of water-based ink.
Heat sublimation transfer is the use of inkjet printers equipped with heat sublimation transfer ink on inkjet paper to print graphics in a mirror image for heat sublimation transfer
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Different transfer methods
Both will use thermal transfer equipment in the process, but thermal sublimation requires the use of special thermal sublimation transfer photo paper, while thermal transfer requires the use of thermal transfer film.
Heat transfer is the process of printing on special transfer paper and then transferring it to the shirt using a heat press or household iron.
Sublimation ink turns into a gas when heated and will actually embed itself into anything with a polyester coating.
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Finished results vary
The finished transfer results vary slightly. Heat transfer paper has a bumpy feel to the transfer, which is faster and easier to condition; heat sublimation paper has a smoother biochemical effect, is less likely to lose color, and has a high transfer rate.
Tips about heat sublimation paper
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To use special heat sublimation transfer ink must use heat sublimation transfer ink, this ink made with disperse dyes, at the temperature of the transfer will produce sublimation and stain with the substrate. Good quality heat sublimation ink should not block the nozzle, realistic colors and good stability.
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Adjust the appropriate color concentration in the computer to adjust the concentration of color to avoid the situation of too much ink is not easy to dry, after adjusting the need to check the effect of thermal transfer.
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Adjust the appropriate heat pressure temperature and time heat transfer temperature range of about 180-230 ℃, about 10-30 seconds, before the official batch transfer should do a small trial to determine the best process parameters.
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By means of thermal sublimation heat transfer ink on the paper sublimation penetration into the substrate, so that the colorful images on the paper realistically transferred to textiles, porcelain cups, porcelain plates, porcelain plates, metal and other materials, the surface of the substrate without adhesive film, and thus the feel and visual effect of the pattern are far better than the method of using ordinary ink plus transfer paper, its colorful, non-fading, non-cracking, good ventilation. The photo banners, street light flags, webbing, handbags, bags, posters, wall paintings, double-sided flags, garments, tiles and glass made by heat sublimation transfer process are very good choices.
Conclusion
The above is the information about heat sublimation paper we brought to you, hope it can be helpful to you.
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