Anti-smashing shoes, also known as toe-protection safety shoes or safety shoes, are equipped with protective toe caps in the toes of the shoes/boots to protect the labor's toes from being injured or squeezed by impact objects. The impact resistance and pressure resistance of shoes should be considered first when choosing safety shoes. The materials for toe cap include metal and non-metallic. In comparison, the strength and rigidity of the metal protection toe cap can withstand greater impact energy and pressure than the non-metal toe cap. The toecaps mainly include steel toecaps, plastic toecaps, glass fiber toecaps, aluminum toecaps, and carbon fiber toecaps.
Steel toe cap is the most commonly used protective toe cap for labor insurance shoes. Its protective performance is very stable, and its hardness and melting point are high. The disadvantage is that it is heavy and bulky, and the steel toe cap cannot be used if there are insulation requirements.
The plastic toe is made of PC modified material, which is a new type of thermoplastic. Compared with the steel toe, it is lighter, with high mechanical strength, high temperature resistance, chemical resistance, flame retardant, good thermal stability, and excellent electrical properties. But not suitable for cold regions.
Fiberglass toe head, also known as composite fiber head, is a high-performance inorganic non-metallic material with good insulation, high heat insulation, good corrosion resistance, good fatigue resistance, anti-smashing and wear resistance, and strong durable. The disadvantage is that it is relatively heavy.
The protective toe cap made of carbon fiber has the advantage of being light in weight, more used in high-end products, and the price is the most expensive of all other toe caps.
XKY Aluminium toe cap is as light as carbon fiber, as strong as steel, meanwhile, cost is much cheaper than carbon. XKY is the only producer that produce aluminium toe cap with thickness only 1.9mm. It's a perfect solution to make light weight safety shoes with competitive price.
Post time: Sep-08-2022