Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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commercial allowance

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The commercial moisture regain plus a specific allowance for finish used in calculating the commercial or legal weight of a fiber shipment.

coacervation

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The collection of colloidal particles into droplets held together by electrostatic attraction. This term for the equilibrium state of colloidal systems was introduced in 1929.

cyclic trimer

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Strictly, a polymer, in cyclic form, that contains three repeating groups. Cyclic trimer is a by-product found in all commercial polyester and results in deposit buildup in package-dyeing equipment.

The ability of a fabric to maintain an inserted crease. Crease retention can be measured subjectively or by the relation of a crease in a subsequent state to the crease in the initial state. Crease ...

carboxyl end group

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The chain-terminating (-COOH) group found in polyamide and polyester polymers.

coating

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The application of a semi-liquid material such as rubber, polyvinyl chloride, or polyurethane to one or both sides of a textile material. Once the coating has been dried (and cured, if necessary), it ...

contact angle

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

The angle between the surface of a liquid and the surface of a partially submerged object or the container at the line of contact. The smaller the contact angle, the greater the wettability of the ...