Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Density

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The mass per unit volume (usually expressed as grammes per cubic centimeter).

Dip treating

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The process of passing fiber, cord, or fabric through an adhesive bath,followed by drying and heat-treating of the adhesive-coated fibre to obtain better adhesion.

Elasticity

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The ability of a strained material to recover its original size and shape immediately after removal of the stress that causes deformation.

Dimensional stability

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The ability of textile material to maintain or return to its original geometric configuration.

Yard denier

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The denier of a filament yarn. It is the product of the denier per filament and the number of filaments in the yarn.

The denier of a tow before it is crimped. It is the product of the denier per filament and the number of filaments in the tow. The total denier after crimping (called crimped total denier) is higher ...

Denier per filament (DPF)

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The denier of an individual continuous filament or an individual staple fibre if it were continuous. In filament yarns, it is the yarn denier divided by the number of filaments.