Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

breaking load

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The maximum load (or force) applied to a specimen in a tensile test carried to rupture. It is commonly expressed in grams-force (kilograms-force), pounds, or newton’s.

alkylation

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The introduction of an alkyl radical into an organic molecule.

beating-up

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The last operation of the loom in weaving, in which the last pick inserted in the fabric is “beat” into position against the preceeding picks.

The greatest distance, measured parallel to the selvages, between a filling yarn and a straight line drawn between the points at which this yarn meets the selvages. Bow may be expressed directly in ...

bleb rate

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The frequency of bleb formation in an extrusion operation.

adhesion

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The force that holds different materials together at their interface and resists separation into two layers.

afterglow

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The flameless, glowing combustion of certain solid materials that occurs after the removal of an external source of ignition or after the cessation of combustion of the material.