Abstract: A multicomponent fiber for nonwovens and methods for making and using same. The multicomponent fiber can include a first component comprising a first polypropylene having a MFR of at least 30 dg/min and a second polypropylene having a MFR of less than 20 dg/min. The multicomponent fiber can further include a second component comprising the first polypropylene and at least one propylene-based elastomer comprising propylene and about 10 wt % to about 30 wt % of one or more alpha-olefin derived units, based on a total weight of the elastomer, wherein the propylene-based elastomer has a MFR of at least 40 dg/min and a heat of fusion (Hi) of about 3 J/g to about 75 J/g, as determined by DSC.

Abstract: A bicomponent fiber comprising a sheath, where the sheath includes a propylene-based elastomer, said propylene-based elastomer including propylene-derived units and from about 3.0 to about 15 wt% alpha-olefin-derived units other than propylene-derived units, based upon the entire weight of the copolymer, said propylene-based elastomer having a triad tacticity of greater than 75%, and a heat of fusion, as determined by DSC, of less than 75 J/g; and a core, where the melt temperature of the core, as determined by DSC, is at least 5% greater than the melt temperature of the sheath.

Abstract: A bicomponent fiber comprising a sheath, where the sheath includes a propylene-based elastomer, said propylene-based elastomer including propylene-derived units and from about 3.0 to about 15 wt % alpha-olefin-derived units other than propylene-derived units, based upon the entire weight of the copolymer, said propylene-based elastomer having a triad tacticity of greater than 75%, and a heat of fusion, as determined by DSC, of less than 75 J/g; and a core, where the melt temperature of the core, as determined by DSC, is at least 5% greater than the melt temperature of the sheath.