Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

A plain weave, lightweight, sheer, transparent fabric made from fine, highly twisted yarns. It is usually a square fabric, i.e., having approximately the same number of ends and picks and the same ...

Combination yarn

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A piled yarn containing two or more yarns that vary in fibre composition, content, and/or twist level; or plied yarn composed of both filament yarn and spun yarn.

Degumming

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The removal of gum from silk by boiling in a mildly alkaline solution. Usually accomplished on the knit or woven fabric.

Dampening in tyre cord

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The relative ability to absorb energy and deaden oscillation after excitation.

Draw ratio

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The ratio of final to original length per unit weight of yarn, laps, slivers, slubbings, rovings, etc., resulting from drawing.

Esterification

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The chemical process of combining an acid and an alcohol to form an ester. Cellulose acetate is an ester formed by the reaction of acetic acid and the hydroxyl groups of cellulose. Polyethylene ...