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Manufactured fibers
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Manufactured fibers
doctor blade
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A metal knife that cleans or scrapes the excess dye from engraved printing rollers, leaving dye paste only in the valleys of engraved areas. Also used to describe other blades that are used to apply ...
differential thermal analysis
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A method of determining the temperature at which thermal events occur in a material undergoing continuous heating.
thermal fixation
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A process for dyeing polyester whereby the color is diffused into the fiber by means of dry heat.
ethylene
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A petroleum derivative (C 2 H 4 ) that is the raw material for polyethylene.
entangling
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A method of forming a fabric by wrapping and knotting fibers in a web about each other, by mechanical means, or by the use of jets of pressurized water, so as to bond the fibers.
chain dyeing
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A method of dyeing yarns and fabrics of low tensile strength of tying them end-to-end and running them through the dyebath in a continuous process.
cross dyeing
Textiles; Manufactured fibers
A method of dyeing blend or combination fabrics to two or more shades by the use of dyes with different affinities for the different fibers.
