Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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flapper

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The movable side of a fiber-crimping chamber that periodically opens or flaps to permit crimped fiber to be expelled from the chamber.

flammability tests

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Many procedures have been developed for assessing the flame resistance of textiles. The most common currently in use are detailed below

flange crimping

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Simultaneous crimping of two ends of yarn by using heated snubber pins, then combining both ends on a draw roll after they contact a rubber flange on the draw roll.

flame resistant

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A term used to describe a material that burns slowly or is self-extinguishing after removal of an external source of ignition. A fabric or yarn can be flame resistance because of the innate ...

flame retardant

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A chemical compound that can be incorporated into a textile fiber during manufacture or applied to a fiber, fabric, or other textile item during processing or use to reduce its flammability.

flake yarn

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Yarn in which roving or short, soft staple fibers are inserted at intervals between long filament binder yarns.

flaky web

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A web at the card that shows thick and thin places, approximately 1 to 6 square inches in size. This indicates that, instead of a free flow of fibers through the card, either an uneven amount has ...