Influence of weave on tensile Strength of cotton/flax blended fabrics

IRAMMA V.   GOUDAR; SADHANA  D.   KULLOLI

IRAMMA V. GOUDAR Department of Textile and Apparel Designing, College of Community ScienceUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580 005, Karnataka, India
SADHANA D. KULLOLI Department of Textile and Apparel Designing, College of Community ScienceUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580 005, Karnataka, India

Keywords: C/F Blended Fabrics, Fabric Count, Plain weave, Tensile strength, Twill weave

Abstract

A study was carried out to investigate the effects of plain and 3/1 twill weave designs on the tensile strength ofcotton/flax blended fabrics. Five different yarns i.e., 100 % cotton, 100 % flax and 60:40, 70:30 and 80:20 cotton/flaxblended yarns were produced using ring frame method in Zincer 351 machine at DKTE, Ichalkaranji. Plain and twill weavefabrics were woven on handloom at Khadi Handloom Development Centre (KHDC), Gadag, Karnataka, using pure cotton(2 ply 20s count) as warp and blended cotton/ flax (80/20, 70/30 and 60/40 ) yarn as weft. The produced fabrics were testedfor physical properties (Fabric count, weight, thickness) and mechanical properties (tensile strength, abrasion resistance,pilling test and cloth drapability). Tensile strength of fabric samples was determined as per standard test method. Theresults revealed that twill woven fabric samples have considerable high tensile strength when compared to plain wovenfabric samples