Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

melded fabric

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A nonwoven fabric of a base fiber and a thermoplastic fiber. The web is hot-calendered or embossed at the softening point of the thermoplastic fiber to form the bond.

The formation of a nonwoven by extruding molten polymer through a die then attenuating and breaking the resulting filaments with hot, high-velocity air or steam. This results in short fiber lengths. ...

melt index

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The weight in grams of a thermoplastic material that can be forced through a standard orifice within a specified time.

matelassé

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A soft, double or compound fancy-woven fabric with a quilted appearance. Heavier types are used as draperies and upholsteries. Crepe matelassé is used for dresses, wraps, and other apparel. ...

material balance

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A mathematical representation of material flow through a reaction system. The input material is accounted for throughout its various transformations.

matrix fiber

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. A manufactured fiber that is essentially a physical combination or mixture of two or more chemically distinct constituents or components combined at or prior to the time of extrusion (i.e., ...

matted staple

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Fiber in the bale that is compressed and entangled in a manner indicating that the fiber was either too wet at the baling operation or that excessive baling pressure was used.