Morphology and Performance Analysis of Alpaca and Cashmere Fiber

Abstract

Alpaca wool is soft and thin, smooth and delicate, can be applied to many areas of production, such as coat, stuffed shirts, scarves, tapestries, bags, carpets, etc. In this paper, surface morphology and mechanical performance of four kinds of alpaca wool and cashmere were investigated. Fiber diameter, strength and surface morphology of Peru alpaca is similar to Cashmere. Fiber diameter, strength of Peru alpaca is much smaller than those of the other three alpaca wool. The results provide a reference for spinning process development and fiber identification.