Influence of thermal conduction on the stretching behavior of core spandex cellulosic fabrics
Shariful Islam, Shaikh Md. Mominul Alam, Shilpi Akter
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of thermal conduction on the stretching behaviour of core spandex cellulosic fabrics. Thermal conduction was carried out with precious temperature so that the desired stretching behaviour of core spandex cellulosic fabric was achieved. Three nomenclature of core spandex cellulosic fabric of different spandex content with same weight, weave, width and thickness were used in this research for experimentation. Thermal conductivity of the nomenclature was investigated using a stenter machine in contradiction to varied temperature and industrial setting of the machine along with the thermal conductivity constant of fabrics. Temperature started from 160 °C and extended to 200 °C was conducted on clothes with a stenter machine named “Monforts Montex 8500”. The influences of thermal conduction on core spandex cellulosic yarns were assessed using projection microscope “Projectina DMM 2000”. Application of temperature on core spandex cellulosic fabrics closely attached the cotton fibre to elastane with improved stability, consequently stretching behaviour such as stretch, growth and recovery were controlled with specific growth values. Overheat spoiled and weakened some of the spandex filaments thus, recovery properties were fallen down after a certain temperature point. This research opens probable ways for the scholars to further study in this field.