Tensile and Tensile Stress Relaxation Properties of Wool/Cotton Plied Yarns

Abstract

The basic objective of this work is to understand the effects of humidity and the ratio of wool and cotton fiber on the initial tensile and tensile stress relaxation properties of plied yarns. These low strain properties relate directly to the fabric hand, appearance, and formability of clothing. We have found that wool/cotton plied yarns have high hygroscopicity, high water absorption properties, and a low stress relaxation rate at high relative humidity. Also, we have adapted the power law to provide a relation between wool fiber content and the values of tensile resilience and stress relaxation rate. Their values are then estimated from the values of tensile resilience and stress relaxation rate of the constituent fibers and the blend composition.