Interpretation of the Mechanical Behavior of Rayon

Abstract

The author of this paper is head of the Central Textile Laboratory of Fabelta ( Union des Fabriques Belges de Textiles Artificiels). The Fabelta group includes all of the Belgian rayon and staple fiber mills. Several interesting points of view which may be new to many of our readers are presented. For example, the concept of the micro-Brownian movement of the cellulose chains in the amorphous regions, the thermodynamic point of view, and the equation of state for rayon.—Editor