Hanes 5170 - 50/50 Ecosmart® Short Sleeve Tee - White

The Hanes 5170 is the EcoSmart ComfortBlend tee, a 5.2 oz 50/50 cotton/polyester jersey that is pre-shrunk and built with about 5% of the fabric from recycled polyester spun from plastic bottles. It is the budget 50/50 a shop reaches for when a program wants the lower shrink and faster dry of a poly blend over a 100% cotton tee at a working unit cost, the default for school PE and spirit wear, team practice shirts, promotional giveaways, uniform programs, and any high-count run where double-needle durability and a wide size range from S to 5XL matter more than a ring-spun cotton hand. The 50% polyester cuts shrink and speeds drying while the 50% cotton keeps a soft, printable cotton face, and the lay-flat rib collar and double-needle sleeve and bottom hems hold up through repeated industrial wash cycles.

The 5170 is a balanced 50% cotton, 50% polyester blend, and that even split decides every decoration method. For screen printing, print straight on white and the lightest colours, and lay a white underbase with low-bleed inks at a moderate, not hot, cure on the darker and heathered colours, since the 50% polyester can migrate garment dye into the print if the cure runs hot. For DTF, a transfer bonds to the cotton/poly face at a controlled press temperature, the most consistent single method across the whole colour card including the heathers. For DTG, the 50% cotton in the face takes pre-treat and ink and prints more vibrantly than a poly-majority blend, though it reads a touch softer than a 100% cotton tee, so reserve the brightest DTG work for the lighter colours. For embroidery, the midweight 5.2 oz body holds a left-chest design with a standard cut-away backing. For vinyl and HTV, a poly-friendly heat-transfer vinyl presses clean on the blended face at a controlled temperature. Discharge does not apply as a clean method, since discharge strips dye from cotton only and the 50% polyester stays dyed, so the result is a muted, faded heathered effect rather than a clean knockout; route soft-hand prints to a plastisol over a poly-block or to DTF. Sublimation does not apply either, since a clean sublimation print needs a high-polyester light substrate and the 50% cotton in this blend will not hold the dye.

• Brand: Hanes
• Style: 5170 (Hanes EcoSmart ComfortBlend 50/50 Tee)
• Fabric: 50/50 cotton/polyester ComfortBlend EcoSmart jersey, pre-shrunk, about 5% of the fabric from recycled polyester
• Weight: 5.2 oz/yd2 (midweight)
• Construction: 50/50 cotton/poly jersey, pre-shrunk classic unisex body. Double-needle stitched sleeves and bottom hem. Lay-flat rib-knit collar. Tagless neck label.
• Fit: Unisex classic
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL
• Colors available: 33 shades from White, Light Steel and Ash to Black, Navy, Deep Royal and Maroon, including heathered shades (check current availability on the product page)
• Ordering: available by the piece or by the case; confirm current packing per case for your colour and size before a large order
• Care: Machine wash warm. Tumble dry medium.

The reorder note specific to this style: the 5170 is a 50/50 blend on every colour, so the darker and heathered shades print most reliably over a white underbase with a moderate cure to hold the poly dye out of the print, and the EcoSmart blend keeps shrink low across wash cycles for consistent fit on a reorder. Pair the 5170 with the Gildan G800 DryBlend when a program wants a slightly heavier 50/50 hand, and reach for the Jerzees 29M Dri-Power when the lowest possible unit cost on a 50/50 decides the order. TheClothingSpace stocks the 5170 at wholesale pricing with bulk discounts that increase as case and unit quantities rise, among the lowest prices online for this style, with fast US shipping on stocked colours.

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