Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

polynosic fiber

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A high-wet-modulus rayon staple having a microfibrillar structure of fibers. The molecular chain length of the cellulose forming the fiber is about twice as long as in conventional rayon.

marl yarn

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A yarn made from two rovings of contrasting colors drafted together, then spun. Provides a mottled effect.

anisotropic

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Not having the same physical properties in every direction. In the plane of a fabric, it is related to a non-random distribution of fibers.

knitting

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A method of constructing fabric by interlocking series of loops of one or more yarns.

Acrylic fiber

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Fiber manufacturer that is the content of a fiber of any long-chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of acrylonitrile units. Acrylic fibers are produced in two basic spinning ...