Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

Yarn-to-cord conversion efficiency

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In tyre cord, this is a measurement relating tensile strength of untwisted yarn to tensile strength of cord. Increasing cord twist or increasing yarn diameter lowers conversion efficiency.

Yarn quality

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Various grades of yarn designated by the producer with respect to performance characteristics, e.g., first quality, second quality, etc.

Yarn number, equivalent single

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The number of a plied yarn or cord determined by the standard methods used for singles yarns.

A relative measure of the fineness of yarns. Two classes of systems are in use: (1) Direct yarn number (equal to linear density) is the mass per unit length of yarn. This system is used for silk and ...

Yarn dyeing differences

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Variations in take-up of dyes by yarns, resulting in streaks in finished fabrics.

Yarn construction

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A term used to indicate the number of singles yarns and the number of strands combined for form each successive unit of a plied yarn or cord.

Yarn

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A generic term for a continuous strand of textile fibers, filaments, or material in a form suitable for knitting, weaving, or otherwise intertwining to form a textile fabric. Yarn occurs in the ...