Electrical,electromagnetic shielding,and some physical properties of hybrid yarn-based knitted fabrics

Recently, increasing number of studies are performed on protective fabrics containing metal wires for electromagnetic shielding purposes. In the present paper, the hybrid fabrics in plain and rib structures were knitted by using single and double ply hybrid yarns obtained by acrylic (PAC) yarns plied with stainless steel wires having two different diameters. The physical properties including conductivity, air permeability, pilling, and abrasion resistance as well as electromagnetic shielding effectiveness (EMSE) were measured. The variations in EMSE as well as reflection, absorption, and transmission and in other physical properties of knitted hybrid fabrics were investigated considering wire content and weave structure. It was seen that an increase in the wire content significantly increased the conductivity. Rib fabrics exhibited better EMSE values as compared with plain fabrics. Fabrics using two-folded yarns exhibited better EMSE values. Fabrics using thinner wire exhibited higher EMSE values. The highest EMSE value was obtained for rib-knitted fabric with 35 micrometer (μm) stainless steel wire.     

The electromagnetic shielding properties of some conductive knitted fabrics produced on single or double needle bed of a flat knitting machine

In recent years, the use of electrical and electronic devices has grown rapidly. These devices cause electromagnetic interferences, which could threaten human life. In order to solve this problem, intensive research to develop textile surfaces having electromagnetic shielding properties continues. In this paper, we study textile surfaces knitted with conductive copper and stainless steel wires wrapped with acrylic yarns and also core yarns produced by using conductive yarns to test the electromagnetic shielding properties of the fabrics. It was concluded that the knitted structure of the fabrics affected the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness (EMSE). Besides, the fabrics knitted on a double needle bed of the knitting machine with higher amounts of conductive yarns and unit weights could not provide the targeted improvement in the EMSE values with respect to the fabrics produced on a single needle bed of the knitting machine.     

芳纶/不锈钢纤维混纺机织物电磁屏蔽性能研究

为制备综合性能优异的电磁屏蔽织物,采用芳纶/不锈钢纤维混纺纱,通过改变组织结构、厚度、叠合角度的方法来织造电磁屏蔽织物,并分析其电磁屏蔽性能。结果表明:三原组织中,平纹织物的电磁屏蔽效能最佳,缎纹织物的电磁屏蔽效能最差;织物厚度增加,电磁屏蔽效能随之增强;织物叠合角度为45°时明显优于叠合角度0°和90°时的电磁屏蔽效能;芳纶/不锈钢纤维混纺机织物还具有优异的阻燃性能、机械性能和耐水洗性能。     

The effect of yarn twist direction on the formability of woven fabrics

This experimental work examines the influence of the yarn twist on the formability of a woven fabric. Consideration is given to the phenomenon of bedding between warp and weft yarns, as affected by the local helix angles of bent yarns. A total of 28 plain weave woven fabrics (four groups, each with seven samples) were produced, using Solospun? yarns as warp and weft threads. The fabric bending length and the initial modulus of each sample were measured from which the formability was calculated. Results indicated that the fabrics in which the warp and weft twists are unidirectional (Z &; Z) have higher formability in comparison to those fabrics in which the warp and weft twists are opposite to each other (Z &; S). In addition, among the former fabrics the highest formability belongs to those in which the total helix angle of the warp and weft is close to 90 degree whereas the lowest formability belongs to the latter fabrics with least amount of twist.     

纯棉纱线合股数对织物性能的影响

为研究纯棉纱线合股数对织物力学性能和保形性的影响,采用线密度相同的单纱、双股线、3股线、4股线4种股线类型,以适当的经、纬密分别织制成平纹、斜纹、缎纹组织的织物。对织物的拉伸性能、撕裂强力、拉伸弹性、折皱回复性、悬垂性、弯曲性进行测试与分析。结果表明:3股线织物的断裂强力和撕裂强力较大,4股线织物的断裂伸长率较大,双股线织物的拉伸弹性回复率较大;平纹织物仅有双股线织物的折皱回复性优于单股线织物,斜纹和缎纹织物的折皱回复性随合股数的增加均变差;双股线平纹织物悬垂性相对较好,但均没有斜纹和缎纹织物的悬垂性好;单纱织物的弯曲性能比股线织物好。     

The functionality of woven fabric from air-jet yarn from the mixture of CO/PA and CO/PES fibres in the weft direction

The purpose of presented research is to find out the influence of air-jet yarn from the mixture of CO/PA (50/50) and CO/PES (67/33) fibres on functionality of woven fabric in the plain weave.The first part of the study is directed to the mechanical and physical properties of air-jet yarns (16.7 tex) from CO/PA and CO/PES fibres, while the second part of the study focuses on permeability properties of fabrics with air-jet yarns in the weft. The results show that air-jet yarn in the weft direction influences on the water vapor transmission and thermal conduction increase and air permeability decrease.Incorporation of air-jet yarn in the weft direction also improves breaking extension level.The results of presented research also show that the incorporation of air-jet yarn in the weft has statistical important influence on thermal conduction, water-vapor and air permeability changes.     

棉/不锈钢长丝机织物的电磁屏蔽及折皱回复性能

为研究组织结构与磨损对织物屏蔽性能的影响,以及不锈钢长丝对织物折皱回复性的影响,使用自制的棉/不锈钢长丝包芯纱织制了3种不同组织的机织物,测试了织物在0.3~1 500 MHz频段上的电磁屏蔽性能,并使用平磨仪对各织物分别摩擦60、120、180、240 及300次后,测试了织物磨损后的电磁屏蔽性能;同时,采用视频序列法测试了织物的动态折皱回复角。结果表明：织物组织结构对电磁屏蔽性能有一定影响,平纹组织结构紧密,屏蔽效果好;经过若干次磨损后,织物的电磁屏蔽性能先小幅升高后逐渐降低;相同磨损条件下,试样耐磨性越好,屏蔽效能的降低幅度越小;由于不锈钢长丝的加入使织物的折皱回复性降低,可以采用浮长更长的组织改善织物起皱现象。     

Studies on cotton-acrylic bulked yarns produced from different spinning technologies. Part II: fabric characteristics

The present work is concerned with the study of the characteristics of plain woven fabric produced with cotton-acrylic high-bulk yarns from different spinning technologies. The effects of different factors, namely spinning technologies (ring, rotor and DREF-II, i.e. Group A fabrics), position of shrinkable acrylic feed sliver in DREF-II friction spinning system (Group B fabrics) and proportion of shrinkable acrylic core fibre in core-sheath type DREF-III friction spun yarns (Group C fabrics) on various properties of cotton-acrylic blended bulked yarn fabrics have been reported. The influence of these three variables on the mechanical, handle and comfort properties of fabrics have been studied. The properties of fabrics made of bulked yarns from different spinning technologies are found to be different from the normal 100% cotton yarn fabrics in all respect. Even though the bulked yarns were used only in weft direction, the fabrics with modified yarn structures show appreciable improvement in thermal resistance, moisture vapour transmission, wicking and air permeability. The bending rigidity of the fabrics in weft direction also reduced with improvement in crease recovery in weft direction.     

Thermal and mechanical characterization of novel basalt woven hybrid structures

This paper presents a study conducted on the thermal and mechanical properties of basalt hybrid and nonhybrid woven structures. While designing fabrics for various industrial textile applications, the knowledge about the mechanical properties is very important. Strength, modulus, and elongation are the most important performance properties of fabrics governing their performance in high-end applications. The thermal properties of the fabrics, i.e. thermal resistance, thermal conductivity were also studied vis-a-vis physiological behavior. In this work, state-of-the-art evaluation techniques are used, which provide reliable nondestructive measurement of thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, water vapor permeability, and air permeability of fabrics. The effect of structure and composition on the above-mentioned properties of such nonstandard fabrics has been investigated in detail. The results of the study show that effect of fiber composition, weave, and geometrical parameters on thermal and mechanical properties is significant in basalt hybrid fabrics.     

玄武岩包芯织物的制备及吸声性能

针对玄武岩纤维集束性差且可纺可织性低的缺点,使用涤棉纤维与玄武岩纤维制备3种线密度的赛络包芯纱线,并测试其基础性能。分别使用3种纱线织制平纹、蜂巢2种不同组织的机织物,探讨不同材料、厚度及排列方式对于织物吸声效能的影响。结果表明:所纺不同线密度包芯纱的质量均良好稳定,不同材料中包芯玄武岩织物的平均吸声性能最好;玄武岩平纹织物叠加到厚度3 mm的吸声性能时良好,但随着厚度增加,中低频吸声系数稍有下降;将2种组织织物交替复合的方式形成不同梯度的多孔结构,可显著提高织物的吸声性能,低中频的平均吸声系数在0.2以上,高频吸声系数可达0.7。     

Novel engineering approach to optimization of thermal comfort properties of hemp containing textiles

The aim of this research was to investigate the possibilities of producing comfort hemp containing textile fabrics by assembling a pure hemp yarn with other-fibre containing yarn. The plain knitted fabrics were produced from two-assembled hemp and three variants of cotton yarns which differed in twist level, all having the same linear density. The transport properties (air permeability, water vapour permeability and thermal resistance) of the hemp-based knitted fabrics were quantitatively analysed. The results obtained demonstrated that the introduction of cotton into hemp-based textiles reduces air and water vapour permeability with the downward trend in thermal resistance. The extent to which the transport properties varied among the hemp/cotton knitted fabrics was dependent on the twist intensity of the cotton yarns. Therefore, the yarn assembling technique is an effective way not only to combine different fibre properties but to take advantage of intrinsic properties of component yarns.     

Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness and mathematical model of stainless steel composite fabric

In this paper, a kind of novel filaments/short fibers composite yarns containing stainless steel (SS) were produced by an innovative ring-spinning method. On the basis of the shielding mechanism of the electromagnetic (EM) shielding material, a method for fabricating a multifunctional SS composite fabric with EM shielding characteristics was successfully developed. Coaxial transmission line method was used to investigate the influences of different factors, such as radiant frequency, metal content, metal mesh size, and geometry, on electromagnetic shielding effectiveness (EMSE) of the composite fabrics in the frequency range of 15–3000?MHz. The notabilities of these factors were examined using analysis of variance (ANOVA). A regression model equation was setup using the above factors as variables, and verification of accuracy and practicability to this model was also carried out. The experimental results indicate that average EMSE of composite fabrics is 20.76–51.92?dB in the frequency of 15–3000?MHz, which indicates that the influence of the studied factors was considerable.     

Study on microclimate conditions for woven fabrics from cotton-acrylic bulked yarn

The present work is concerned with the study of the microclimate conditions with plain woven fabrics produced with cotton-acrylic high-bulk yarns. Cotton-acrylic bulked yarns of various yarn counts, proportion of shrinkable acrylic fibre and twist levels have been prepared as per the three-variable three-level factorial design technique proposed by Box and Behnken to study the interaction effects of the variables on the microclimate conditions. The influence of these three variables on various microclimate conditions i.e. initial increase in microclimate temperature and relative humidity without air flow and drop in microclimate temperature and relative humidity when air flows at 1.12?m/s through the outer surface of fabrics. The response surface equations for all the microclimate parameters have been derived and the contour plots were obtained to analyse the interactive effect of all the variables on microclimate parameters. These bulked fabrics show higher initial increase in microclimate temperature without air flow and lower drop in microclimate temperature with air flow as compared to equivalent 100% cotton fabrics. All the variables were found to have significant effects on microclimate parameters.     

不同组织结构织物的拉伸、撕裂和冲击强力效果

织物的组织结构通过组织因子和交织指数表达,这些因素之间的联系是r=0.98,R2=0.97。研究了这些参数对织物拉伸、撕裂和冲击强力的影响。织物的拉伸性能受其参数和结构的影响。因此,这项工作可以帮助理解织物相关强度的决定因素。试验研究织物中纱线相互交织或交错模式对拉伸、撕裂和冲击强力的影响。以12种具有代表性的不同交织方式织成的织物作为研究的对象。本试验工作表明:在这些不同的组织结构中,平纹的组织因子和交织指数是12种组织中最高的,花式组织最低,表明织造类型影响织物的强度性能。利用方差分析帮助进行结果分析。     

Investigating the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of copper/cotton full Milano and 1 × 1 rib weft-knitted fabrics

In recent decades, the use of conductive textile structures for electromagnetic shielding effectiveness has been increased. In order to reduce, mitigate or completely eliminate destructive and adverse effects of these waves. For this purpose, the Copper/Cotton core spun yarn was manufactured and the copper wires with various diameters (0.06, 0.07, 0.08?mm) as core component were used. Copper/cotton core spun yarns were knitted with two knit structures, Full Milano and 1?×?1 Rib, at machine gauge (8, 10, and 12 per inch). The electromagnetic shielding effectiveness (EMSE) was examined using ASTM D4935-10 standard at frequency range between 0.03 to 1.5?GHz. The results show that heavier and thicker samples with larger stitch density have the higher EMSE values and also Full Milano knit structure with miss stitches provide larger shielding effectiveness values than 1?×?1 Rib knit structures.     

石墨烯黏胶纤维机织物的功能改性研究

制备同规格的普通黏胶纤维机织物、石墨烯黏胶纤维机织物及不同不锈钢丝质量分数的石墨烯黏胶纤维/不锈钢丝机织物,对比它们的导电、防电磁辐射、防紫外线、抗静电、力学(拉伸、弯曲、耐磨)及透气等性能。结果表明:普通黏胶纤维经石墨烯改进后,所制成的石墨烯黏胶纤维机织物的导电、防电磁辐射、防紫外线、抗静电、力学(拉伸、弯曲、耐磨)等性能都有所改善,其中防紫外线与耐磨性能提高显著,透气性能下降明显;石墨烯黏胶纤维/不锈钢丝机织物的导电、防电磁辐射、防紫外线和抗静电、经向拉伸断裂强力、纬向抗弯刚度、透气性能都优于石墨烯黏胶纤维机织物,纬向拉伸断裂强力、经纬向拉伸断裂伸长率、经向抗弯刚度及耐磨性能不及石墨烯黏胶纤维机织物;随着不锈钢丝质量分数在7.0%~20.0%范围内的增加,石墨烯黏胶纤维/不锈钢丝机织物的导电、防紫外线、抗静电、经向拉伸断裂强力、纬向抗弯刚度及透气性能增强,纬向拉伸断裂强力、经纬向拉伸断裂伸长率、经向抗弯刚度、耐磨性能减小,不锈钢丝质量分数变化对防电磁辐射性能影响较小。当不锈钢丝质量分数为7.0%时,石墨烯黏胶纤维/不锈钢丝机织物的综合性能最佳。     

Influence and comparison of emerging techniques of yarn manufacturing on physical–mechanical properties of polyester-/cotton-blended yarns and their woven fabrics

Abstract

In this study, the physical–mechanical properties of ring spun, ring compact, rotor and air-vortex yarns were investigated. The study was carried with yarn having linear densities of 24.4 tex and 36.7 tex, which were then converted to woven fabrics. The ring spun yarns have higher values of strength but also with higher strength irregularities. Extra-ordinarily low hairiness was observed in air-vortex yarns due to its unique yarn formation technique. The deviation rate (DR) of yarns have correlation with the mass spectrogram of respective yarns obtained from USTER Tester 5. Rotor and air-vortex yarns exhibited higher coefficient of friction. The woven fabrics made from ring spun yarns exhibited higher tensile and tear strength with higher elongation at break. The fabrics made from air-vortex yarns have very good pilling grade due to less protruding fibres on their surface and good structural integrity.     

Development and characterization of conductive ring spun hybrid yarns

Development of conductive yarns for smart textile applications is the most demanding area of research these days. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of yarn constructional parameters, and relative humidity on electromechanical properties of conductive ring spun hybrid yarns. Stainless steel (SS) fibre was blended with polyester and viscose fibre separately on 12% and 24% weight basis to produce hybrid conductive yarns at three different levels of twist factor. The electromechanical properties of yarns were evaluated in response to change in blend type, blend ratio, twist factor, and relative humidity. The content of SS fibre is found to be more effective followed by the twist factor and blend type to govern the linear electrical resistance (LER) of conductive yarns. In addition, on increasing relative humidity, the LER of viscose stainless steel (VS) hybrid yarns are found to drop significantly than that of polyester stainless steel (PS) hybrid yarns.     

组织结构对UHMWPE短纤纱织物防刺性能的影响

UHMWPE短纤纱具有优秀的抗切割性与较好的树脂浸润性,非常适用于制作防刺材料。文章试织了12种不同织物规格的试样,进行准静态穿刺实验,探究5种因素(组织、紧度、纱线线密度、经纬密和面密度)对织物防刺性能的影响,并比较不同穿刺角度下织物防刺性能的差异。结果表明:与方平织物与接结双层织物相比,平纹织物的防刺性能最好;同种经纬密或同紧度下,粗特纱织制的平纹织物防刺性能好;随着经密增加,紧度增加,面密度增加,防刺性能逐渐增加,但织物过于紧密时,防刺性能反而降低;平纹织物的穿刺性能具有各向异性,经纬向的防刺性能优于45°方向。     

Regression model for predicting the air resistance of fabric made from doubled yarns and with different weave structures

The purpose of the investigation is to model the effect of doubled yarns produced from conventional and compact yarns in three different combinations and weave structures on the air resistance of fabrics. A series of woven fabrics differing only in weave structures and having the common count and fabric sett was produced from three types of doubled yarns, namely compact/compact, conventional/conventional and compact/conventional. The hybrid combination was produced principally to reduce the cost of manufacturing doubled yarns. Essential data for the fabrics such as CFF (crossing over firmness factor), FYF (floating yarn factor), FFF (fabric firmness factor), mass per unit area, thickness and porosity were determined. Air resistance was determined by performing the standard test KES-F8 API. Analysis of the results in respect of fabrics produced from the compact/compact, conventional/conventional and conventional/compact yarns shows a strong correlation between the air resistance, porosity, CFF, FYF, FFF, mass per unit area and thickness (R = conventional/conventional 0.97, compact/compact 0.861, conventional/compact 0.974) and the generated statistical models have given the satisfactory prediction of air resistance. Among the parameters, thickness exerts a strong influence on the air resistance. It is concluded that in order to predict air resistance, a number of parameters are needed and any conclusion which has been drawn using only CFF and FYF should be treated with caution. Also the possibility of cost saving as a result of using hybrid doubled yarn has been pointed out.