Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

Electrical resistivity

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The resistance of longitudinal electrical flow through a uniform rod of unit length and unit cross-sectional area.

Double end

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Two ends woven as one in a fabric. A double end may be intentional for fabric styling, or accidental, in which case a fabric defect results.

Double-cloth construction

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Two fabrics are woven in the loom at the same time, one fabric on top of the other, with binder threads holding the two fabrics together. The weave on the two fabrics can be different.

Denier variation

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Usually variation in diameter, or other cross-sectional dimension, along the length of a filament or bundle of filaments. It is caused by malfunction or lack of process control in fibre ...

Energy-to-break

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The total energy required to rupture a yarn or cord.

Delayed deformation

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Deformation that is time-dependent and is exhibited by material subjected to a continuing load; creep. Delayed deformation may be recoverable following removal of the applied load.