| abstract |
A non-impregnated base material useful as a base fabric for artificial leathers having a leather-like texture, a good air permeability and a small weight. The base material is a fiber aggregate constituted by matrix fibers and binder fibers having an elastic polymer on the surfaces thereof, the binder fibers being dispersed in the matrix fibers and fused to the matrix fibers. The ratio of the elastic polymer lies within a predetermined range, the bonding of the binder fibers and the matrix fibers by the elastic polymer over is in a predetermined range and of a particular form, and the density is from 0.15 to 0.45 g/cm3. |