Abstract

Pigskin, cowhide and sheepskin are commonly used clothing materials in our life. The study of moisture permeability is very important. In this paper, the effects of temperature and humidity on the moisture permeability of three kinds of leather were studied. The results showed that the moisture permeability of the three kinds of leather increased with the increase of temperature, and the rising trends of pigskin and sheepskin were similar. When the temperature was greater than 20°C, their order of moisture permeability was cowhide > pigskin > sheepskin. With the increase of humidity, the moisture permeabilities of the three kinds of leather were close to each other, the changing trend of moisture permeability of pigskin and sheepskin was very similar. The moisture permeability of sheepskin is greatest at high humidity. By comparing the 3d surface and the mathematical model, it was found that humidity has a greater influence on its moisture permeability than temperature.