The influence of fabric parameter on low-stress mechanical properties of polyester warp-knitted spacer fabric

Low-stress mechanical properties of spacer fabrics are investigated from the six polyester warp-knitted spacer fabrics and have been tested on Kawabata instrument. Three different types of spacer fabrics with a thickness of 2, 3.1 and 4 mm were prepared using three different face layer structures, n...

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Published in:International journal of fashion design, technology and education technology and education, 2017-01, Vol.10 (1), p.37-45
Main Authors: Palani Rajan, T., Ramakrishnan, G., Sundaresan, S., Kandhavadivu, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloys
Bend strength
Bending
Compressive properties
Compressive strength
Education
Fabric analysis
fabric structure
Fabric thickness
Fabrics
Kawabata evaluation
low-stress mechanical properties
Mechanical properties
Polyester resins
Polyesters
Shear properties
spacer fabric
Spacers
Stresses
Tensile properties
Tensile strength
Warp
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Summary:Low-stress mechanical properties of spacer fabrics are investigated from the six polyester warp-knitted spacer fabrics and have been tested on Kawabata instrument. Three different types of spacer fabrics with a thickness of 2, 3.1 and 4 mm were prepared using three different face layer structures, namely locknit, rhombic mesh and hexagonal net and the influences on fabric properties were studied. The fabric with secured locknit structure and higher fabric thickness shows the high values in the compression, bending and shear properties. However, in case of tensile strength, the fabric of open mesh structure with higher fabric thickness decreases the tensile properties. The 3.1 mm fabric thickness along with hexagonal net structure shows the fine response on compression properties and reasonable effects on the other low-stress mechanical properties.
ISSN:1754-3266
1754-3274
DOI:10.1080/17543266.2016.1177738