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Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

Padding

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The application of a liquor or paste to textiles either by passing the material through a bath and subsequently through squeeze rollers, or by passing it between squeeze rollers, the bottom one of ...

Pegging jets

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A technique for freeing a plugged hole in a spinneret by rubbing the face with a piece of wood. Use of the technique has been discouraged because of damage to the spinneret.

Peel adhesion

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The force required to delaminate a structure or to separate the surface layer from a substrate. Peel adhesion is the usual measure of the strength of the bond between fibre reinforcements and rubber ...

Peeler

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In beaming, a defect caused by a portion of an end sticking or remaining on the beam, causing the filament to strip back or peel until it is broken. Although they are often associated with ringers, ...

Permanent deformation

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The change in length of a sample after removal of an applied tensile stress and after the removal of any internal strain (e.g., by boiling off the sample and allowing it to dry without tension). The ...

Percale

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A closely woven, plain-weave, spun fabric used for dress goods and sheeting, generally 80 x 80 threads per inch or better.

Perching

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Inspection of cloth for defects while it is run over a roller.

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