Thermocompression-bonding filament nonwoven fabric having excellent molding properties
Provided is a thermocompression-bonding filament nonwoven fabric, which is inexpensive, has excellent molding properties and design properties, and is suitable as surface materials for automotive acoustic absorbing materials. The thermocompression-bonding filament nonwoven fabric comprising a polyester-based resin having a melting point of 250° C. or more, wherein the filament nonwoven fabric has a weight of 20 to 80 g/m 2 , a sum of 5% tensile loads in a MD and CD per weight of 1.0 to 1.9 (N/5 cm)/(g/m 2 ), and a 180° C. dry heat shrinkage of 3.5% or less in both the MD and CD, and is not mechanically interlaced.
1. A thermocompression-bonding filament nonwoven fabric comprising a polyester-based resin having a melting point of 250° C. or more, wherein the filament nonwoven fabric has a weight of 20 to 80 g/m 2 , a sum of 5% tensile loads in MD and CD per weight of 1.0 to 1.9 (N/5 cm)/(g/m 2 ), and a 180° C. dry heat shrinkage of 3.5% or less in both the MD and CD, and is not mechanically interlaced.
2. The thermocompression-bonding filament nonwoven fabric according to claim 1 , wherein the polyester-based resin comprises a polyethylene terephthalate and from more than 0 wt % to 2.0 wt % of a styrene-methyl methacrylate-maleic anhydride copolymer resin or styrene-maleic acid copolymer resin.
3. The thermocompression-bonding filament nonwoven fabric according to claim 1 , having an apparent density of from 0.12 to 0.20 g/cm 3 .
4. The thermocompression-bonding filament nonwoven fabric according to claim 2 , having an apparent density of from 0.12 to 0.20 g/cm 3 .