Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

amine end group

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The terminating (-NH 2 ) group of a nylon polymer chain. Amine end groups provide dye sites for polyamides.

bright

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The term applied to fibers whose luster has not been reduced by physical or chemical means; the opposite of dull or matte.

The tensile stress at rupture of a specimen (fiber, filament, yarn, cord, or similar structure) expressed as newtons per tex, grams-force per tex, or gram-force per denier. The breaking tenacity is ...

absorption

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The process of gases or liquids being taken up into the pores of a fiber, yarn, or fabric. (Also see ADSORPTION.)

brittle point

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The temperature at which a polymer no longer exhibits viscoelastic properties.

burning rate

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The speed at which a fabric burns. It can be expressed as the amount of fabric affected per unit time, in terms of distance or area traveled by the flame, afterglow, or char.