Affiliation:
1. Faculty of Textile Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan
Abstract
The effects of laundering and laundering temperatures on surface properties and dimensional stability are investigated for plain flat knit silk, cotton, and polyester fabrics with varying cover factors. The fabrics are subjected to relaxation processes and an extended series of wash and tumble-dry cycles in laundering baths of various tempera tures. Dimensions, surface friction, and roughness of the fabrics are measured in every process. Changes in dimensional stability and surface properties with relaxation processes and laundering temperatures are clarified. Relations between frictional motion and struc tural parameters are also discussed. The results reveal that the dimensional stability of silk is sensitive to a particular temperature. The highest shrinkage is recorded with slackly knitted cotton at the highest temperature. There is a considerable effect of wet relaxation on dimensional stability as well as surface properties. Silk's coefficient of friction is the highest, and the lowest surface friction for cotton occurs at the highest temperature. Slackly knitted fabrics also show higher friction than tightly knitted fabrics. The coeffi cient of friction has a tendency to decrease with increasing tightness, while the surface roughness shows an opposite tendency. There is a good correlation between stick-slip motion and ribs on the fabrics.
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
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