Textiles

Textiles

Any cloth, woven or knitted fabric; especially the raw materials that are used to make clothing.

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elongation

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The deformation in the direction of load caused by a tensile force. Elongation is measured in units of length (e.g., millimeters, inches) or calculated as a percentage of the ...

dip penetration

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The degree of saturation through a tire cord after impregnation with anadhesive.

elastic recovery

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The degree to which fibers, yarn, or cord returns to its original size and shape after deformation from stress.

yard denier

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The denier of a filament yarn. It is the product of the denier per filament and the number of filaments in the yarn.

total denier

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The denier of a tow before it is crimped. It is the product of the denier per filament and the number of filaments in the tow. The total denier after crimping (called crimped ...

denier per filament (DPF)

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The denier of an individual continuous filament or an individual staple fiber if it were continuous. In filament yarns, it is the yarn denier divided by the number of filaments.