Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

Contributors in Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

1. The ability of a material to resist rupture by pressure. 2. The force required to rupture a fabric by distending it with a force applied at right angles to the plane of the fabric under specified ...

Broadcloth

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. Originally, a silk shirting fabric so named because it was woven in widths exceeding the usual 29 inches. 2. A tightly woven, lustrous cotton or polyester/cotton blend fabric in a plain weave with ...

Alpaca

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. Long, fine hair from Alpaca sheep. 2. A fabric from alpaca fibres or blends, (originally a cotton cloth with alpaca filling) that is used for dresses, coats, suits, and sweaters. It is also used ...

Ageing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. Deterioration of textile or other materials caused by gradual oxidation during storage and/or exposure to light. 2. The oxidation stage of alkali-cellulose in the manufacture of viscose rayon from ...

Bristle

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. A short, stiff, coarse fiber. 2. The hair of the hog.

Autoclave

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. An apparatus for carrying out certain finishing operation, such as pleating and heat setting, under pressure in a superheated steam atmosphere. 2. Apparatus for polymerizing condensation polymers ...