Factors Affected on Fabric Properties

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Definition of Fabric | Fabric Characteristics | Characteristics of Textile Materials | Characteristics of Textile Products

What is Fabric?
A manufactured assembly of fibres or yarns that has substantial surface area in relation to its thickness and sufficient cohesion to give the assembly useful mechanical strength is known as fabric.
Textile woven fabric
Textile woven fabric
Factors Affected on Fabric Characteristics:
There are some key factors which are affected on fabric characteristics, those are pointed out in the below:

  1. Fibre properties,
  2. Yarn properties,
  3. Fabric construction,
  4. Weave structure,
  5. Basic knit structure,
  6. Fabric engineering,
  7. Fabric finishing.
All the above factors have deeply discussed in the following:

1. Fiber properties or characteristics:

  • Molecular weight,
  • Chemical content,
  • Molecular arrangement.
2. Yarn characteristics:

  • Twist per inch i.e. TPI,
  • Fibre arrangement,
  • Fibre characteristics.
3. Fabric construction:

  • Weft count,
  • Warp count,
  • Picks per inch i.e. PPI,
  • Ends per inch i.e. EPI.
4. Weave structure:

  • Twill,
  • Plain,
  • Satin,
  • Derivatives.
5. Fabric engineering:

  • Yarn crimp,
  • Yarn specification,
  • Weave structure,
  • Fabric specification.
6. Basic knit structure:

  • Rib,
  • Plain,
  • Interlock,
  • Purl,
  • Derivatives.
7. Fabric finishing:

  • Electrical finishing,
  • Physical or mechanical finishing,
  • Physio chemical finishing.
Properties of Textile Materials or Products:
Some key properties of textile products or materials have discussed in the below:

  1. Elasticity,
  2. Lusture,
  3. Drape,
  4. Abrasion resistance,
  5. Pliability,
  6. Air permeability,
  7. Thermal properties,
  8. Electrical properties,
  9. Softness,
  10. Stiffness,
  11. Compressibility,
  12. Crease recovery,
  13. Frictional or surface characteristics,
  14. Handle,
  15. Regain,
  16. Strength,
  17. Degradation,
  18. Absorbency,
  19. Thickness,
  20. Durability,
  21. Weight.
End Product:
There are a lot of end products such as-

  • Pants,
  • Shirts,
  • Sweater,
  • Curtain,
  • T-shirt,
  • Shoes etc.

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