Obtained through a sophisticated industrial and craftsmanship process – the exact details of which remain a secret to this day – Alcantara embodies the new paradigm of contemporary lifestyle. In addition to being elegant and soft to the touch, it is soft, durable and easy to care. Furthermore, it can assume any aesthetic form it is required to. A “material of the future” – as it was once defined by a famous Italian artist – which represents the intersection of current trends: technology, functionality and emotions come together and are expressed in a thousand different ways. That is established Company tradition. Due to its distinguishing features, Alcantara does not fall into any one product category. Classifying this unique material would fail to do it justice. Alcantara is in a category of its own.
Alcantara® Composition | Polyester: 68 ± 3% / Polyurethane: 32 ± 3% |
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Thickness | .83 mm ± .1 mm | 0.0327 in. ± .04 in. |
Unit Weight | EN 29073-1: 295 g/m² ± 45 g/m2 | 10.4 oz./m² |
Width | ≥ 142 cm | ≥ 55.9 in |
Breaking Load | Crosswise EN ISO 29073-3: ≥ 175 N, Lengthwise UNI EN ISO 29073-3: ≥ 225 N |
Martindale Abrasion 12kPa | EN ISO 12947-4: ≥ 20,000 cycles (*), End Point: EN ISO 12947-2: ≥ 150,000 cycles |
Flame Resistance | FAR/JAR 25.853: Pass / IMO RES A652: Pass BS 5852 crib 5 (sect. 3): No ignition |
Colorfastness to Light | Xenotest Beta / UNI EN ISO 105 B02 (240 H): ≥ 5 blue scale (1-8) |