scholarly journals A Research on Polyamide6.6/Polyurethane Blends in Finishing Process Which Are Used for Sportswear

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meliha Oktav Bulut ◽  
Ayşen Cire

In this work, softeners obtained from various companies were applied to the polyamide6.6/polyurethane fabrics which are used in sportswear industry using impregnation and exhaustion methods; water vapor permeability were determined for humidity control, air permeability and capillarity tests of these fabrics were studied. In addition, the wool hydrolysate obtained from the waste wool was also applied to these fabrics by using exhaustion method and the fabric properties were compared. In order to investigate the washing resistance of the process, experiments were performed with 1% and 3% potassium aluminum sulfate KAl(SO₄)2 and aluminum sulfate Al2(SO4) under the same conditions. The chemical and morphological surface properties of the fabrics were examined by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was observed that the capillarity, water vapor and air permeability, and handle values of fabrics treated with wool hydrolysate were better and more resistant to consecutive washings than the fabrics treated with commercial recipes. Furthermore, this process did not have a side effect on the color difference and whiteness values of the fabrics treated with wool hydrolysate. Thus, an example of sustainable, economical and environmental study was done.

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 155892501501000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nida Oğlakcioğlu ◽  
Ahmet Çay ◽  
Arzu Marmarali ◽  
Emel Mert

Engineered yarns are used to provide better clothing comfort for summer garments because of their high levels of moisture and water vapor management. The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of knitted structures that were produced using different types of polyester yarns in order to achieve better thermal comfort properties for summer clothing. However they are relatively expensive. Therefore, in this study engineered polyester yarns were combined with cotton and lyocell yarns by plying. This way, the pronounced characteristics of these yarns were added to the knitted structure as well. Channeled polyester, hollow polyester, channeled/hollow blended polyester, cotton, and lyocell yarns were plied with each other and themselves. Then, single jersey structures were knitted using these ply yarn combinations and air permeability, thermal resistance, thermal absorptivity, water vapor permeability, moisture management, and drying properties were tested. The results indicate that channeled PES fabrics are advantageous for hot climates and high physical activities with regards to high permeability and moisture transfer and also to fast drying properties. Besides, air permeability and thermal properties improved through the combination of lyocell yarn with engineered polyester yarns. However, the use of lyocell or cotton with engineered yarns resulted in a to a decrease in moisture management properties and an increase in drying times


2014 ◽  
Vol 556-562 ◽  
pp. 154-157
Author(s):  
Jin Ming Lu

The moisture sorption property, air permeability, capillary effect property of five kinds of Coolmax weft-varied fabric were tested. Meanwhile,the regression equations of Coolmax fiber content with warp wicking height,weft wicking height,water vapor permeability and air permeability were also established. The result showed that the moisture sorption property and air permeability,capillary effect property of cotton/Coolmax weft-varied fabrics are better with the increase of Coolmax fiber in the weft.


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Chen ◽  
Dahua Shou ◽  
Rong Zheng ◽  
Ka-Po Maggie Tang ◽  
Bailu Fu ◽  
...  

AbstractWarp-knitted spacer fabrics are generally used for sportswear, functional clothing, protective clothing, and other applications. This article studied the heat and mass transfer properties of polyester warp-knitted spacer fabrics from low thickness (2 mm) to high thickness (20 mm), from low mass (247.34 g/m2) to high mass (1,585.9 g/m2), and surface structure in plain or mesh construction. Water vapor permeability, air permeability, water absorption, and thermal insulation property were conducted to evaluate the spacer fabrics. The results revealed that with increasing volume density the water vapor permeability of spacer fabrics decreased, but the water absorption ratio increased. The water vapor permeability of fabrics increased when thickness decreased and volume density increased. It was further found that spacer fabrics with mesh worn nearby the skin and plain structure worn far from the skin could facilitate water vapor and air transmission. The difference of 8.82% for water vapor permeability and 14.19% for air permeability were found between testing mesh side up and down for the spacers (2.56 and 3.37 mm), respectively. Thermal insulation ratio was highly and significantly correlated with heat transfer coefficient at −0.958 and with thickness at 0.917. Thermal insulation ratio is highly and significantly correlated with air permeability at 0.941.


2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 941-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dusan Rajic ◽  
Zeljko Kamberovic ◽  
Radovan Karkalic ◽  
Negovan Ivankovic ◽  
Zeljko Senic

Fires are an accompanying manifestation in modern weaponry use and in case of different accidents in peacetime. The standard military uniform is a primary barrier in protection of a soldier?s body from all external influences, including the thermal ones which can cause burns. The minimum thermal resistance to the effect of burning napalm mixture (BNM) in individual uniform garment materials has been determined, and is higher at simultaneous use of more materials one over another (the so-called sandwich materials), where the best thermal protection give sandwich materials with an air interspace. The requirement for the thermal resistance of the material of the filtrating protective suit (FPS) to the effect of BNM (? 15 s) has been fully met. The highest thermal resistance has been demonstrated by the FPS whose inner layer is made of polyurethane foam with active carbon. A proportional dependence between the thermal resistance of FPS to the effect of BNM and water vapor permeability through this garment mean has been determined, and reversed in respect to air permeability.


2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 2041-2044
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Zhi Liu

8 kinds of blended knitted socks with different materials of nylon filament, bamboo and cotton fibers are taken as research objectives with a view to investigating the thermal-moisture comfort of bamboo fiber socks. The sense of well-being, thermal conductivity, moisture regain, water vapor permeability, wicking height and air permeability of the socks are tested, and the thermal-moisture comfort of socks with different fiber contents are studied. By using the gray cluster analysis, the integrated evaluation of thermal-moisture comfort of the socks is conducted. The results shows that the socks containing bamboo fibers have better warm-retention and water vapor transmission properties, their thermal-moisture comfort are better than that of nylon filament and cotton fibers in summer.


2011 ◽  
Vol 332-334 ◽  
pp. 347-350
Author(s):  
Jin Zhong Zhu ◽  
Qin Ma ◽  
Jun Ying Zhang

To better understand and perform of using pearl fiber characteristics, improve the development of targeted clothing, based on the fabric common performance such as comfort, wrinkle-free performance and safety in this article, to carry out the performance testing for 65/35 two-ply cotton / pearl plain jacquard imitating silk high-grade wrinkle-free fabric, in which mainly test the fabric moisture absorption, water vapor permeability, air permeability, anti-crease, security. Then concluded that the wrinkle-free performance of the 65/35 two-ply cotton / pearl plain jacquard imitating silk high-grade fabric is good, and the fabric has good wearability and value.


2019 ◽  
Vol 90 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 1118-1129
Author(s):  
Sibel Şardağ ◽  
Tuba Toprak ◽  
Pervin Aniş

This study aimed to investigate the comfort and physical properties of raw and finished knitted fabrics made of yarns with different Tencel/cotton blend ratios. For this purpose, Ne 20 yarns were produced with the same twist coefficient on the same production line. Fabric samples were produced on the same knitting machine. The raw fabrics were subjected to two different combined enzymatic pre-treatments and dyeing processes. In the first process, enzymatic defibrillation and dyeing were carried out in the same bath. In the second, enzymatic bleach clean-up, defibrillation and dyeing were conducted in the same bath. The comfort and physical properties of all the raw and finished fabric samples were measured according to the relevant standards. The results were assessed statistically. The results of this study showed that with increased percentage of Tencel in the blend, the water vapor and air permeability, fabric roughness, pilling, thermal absorption and loss of mass values of the fabrics increased, whereas thermal conductivity values decreased. It was observed that the fabrics which were subjected to enzymatic defibrillation and dyeing processes in a single bath gave lower surface roughness and abrasion values but higher air permeability values; while those subjected to enzymatic bleach clean-up, defibrillation and dyeing in a single bath gave higher thermal conductivity and thermal absorptivity values. Comparison of the two processes showed that there were no significant differences in the pilling and the water vapor permeability values obtained from both processes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
Seval Uyanik ◽  
Hatice Kübra Kaynak

Disposable diapers are very important in terms of babies’ health because they are in touch with the baby’s skin. Disposable diapers have sheets with different functions from each other. The main layers of disposable diapers are as follows: top sheet, absorbent layer and back sheet. The function of the top sheet is to pass the liquid to the lower absorbent layer whereas the function of the absorbent layer is to absorb the liquid. As for the back sheet, this layer keeps the liquid inside and prevents it from leaving the diaper. The back sheet is usually a nonwoven/ polyethylene (PE) film composite. Considering the babies’ health, breathable back sheets are mostly used in baby diapers to keep the skin drier. These have a positive effect on the baby’s skin, especially in terms of occlusion, diaper dermatitis. In this study, the performance properties of some commercial baby diaper back sheet layers have been investigated. For this purpose, weight, thickness, air permeability, water vapor permeability and water resistance tests were applied to back sheet samples with different fabric mass as breathable and non-breathable films. All back sheet samples are SMS nonwoven/ polyethylene (PE) film composites. Breathable samples have a larger fabric mass than non-breathable samples. For breathable samples, while increasing mass, air permeability and water vapor permeability decrease, water resistance increases. On the other hand, the same tendency is not seen in non-breathable samples. Breathable samples have higher air permeability, water vapor permeability, water resistance, and bursting strength than non-breathable samples. Consequently, the using of a baby diaper containing breathable back sheet is more proper in terms of baby’s skin health.


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