Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

card clothing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The material used to cover the working surfaces of the card, i.e., cylinder and rolls or flats. The clothing consists of either wire teeth set in a foundation fabric or rubber, or narrow serrated ...

crocheting

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The interlocking of loops from a single thread with a hooked needle. Crocheting can be done either by hand or by machine.

crimp amplitude

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The height of displacement of the fiber from its uncrimped condition.

change inlingth on untwisting

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The increase or decrease in length measured when a specimen is untwisted. The change is expressed as the percentage extension or contraction of the nominal gauge length of the specimen, i.e., ...

care label

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The label that gives directions for cleaning, ironing, and otherwise maintaining a fabric of fiber product.

The generic name of a group of processes for separating and analyzing mixtures of chemical compounds. The separation depends on the redistribution of molecules of the mixture between phases, one of ...