Study of mechanical and comfort properties of modal with cotton and regenerated fibers blended woven fabrics

• Published in: Journal of natural fibers 2019-08, Vol.16 (6), p.836-845
• Main Authors: Latif, Wasif, Basit, Abdul, Rehman, Abdur, Ashraf, Munir, Iqbal, Kashif, Jabbar, Abdul, Baig, Sajjad Ahmad, Maqsood, Shahzad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bamboo; Cellulose; Cellulose fibers; Clothing industry; Comfort; comfort properties; Cotton; Cotton fibers; Fabrics; Fibers; mechanical properties; Mixtures; Modal; Moisture resistance; Permeability; Properties (attributes); regenerated fibers; Textile composites; Thermal resistance; Vapor resistance; Warp; Water vapor; Weft; Woven fabrics; yarns; 关键词; 再生纤维; 力学性能; 情态动词; 棉; 纱线; 纺织品; 舒适性能
• ISSN: 1544-0478; 1544-046X
• DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2018.1441084

The increasing demand of cotton and low production rate to fulfill the world requirements boosted the production of regenerated cellulose-based fibers. The purpose of this work was to compare the performance and comfort properties of regenerated cellulose fibers. For this purpose, cotton, viscose, modal, bamboo, and viscose fibers were taken. The pure blends of each fiber and 50:50 blends of modal blended with cotton fiber and regenerated fibers were taken. Normal yarn of count 20 tex was made and then plain woven fabrics were prepared. The warp-wise and weft-wise tensile and tear strengths were recorded. In addition, tests of air permeability, moisture management, thermal resistance test, and water vapor permeability were executed. It is found that the 100% modal fabrics give higher mechanical and comfort properties. In case of blends, modal:viscose (50:50) gives higher mechanical and comfort properties in woven fabrics.