INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF WEAVE PATTERN ON ABRASION AND PILLING RESISTANCE PROPERTIES | Tekstil ve Konfeksiyon | ISSN: 1300-3356
INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF WEAVE PATTERN ON ABRASION AND PILLING RESISTANCE PROPERTIES
[ Volume: 17 Issue: 1 / JANUARY - MARCH 2007 ]
In this experimental study, abrasion resistance properties of woven fabrics are investigated as a function of weave type. Seven woven fabrics with different weave derivatives are woven with 100% cotton and Ne 30/1 combed ring spun yarn for this investigation. These fabrics are tested with Martindale Abrasion Tester to determine the abrasion and pilling resistance properties. The pilling resistance of fabrics was evaluated by numbering the pills in 1cm² area of the tested fabric and abrasion resistance of the fabrics was evaluated according to their weight loss ratio after 15000 cycle of Martindale Abrasion testing device. According to data obtained from test results of sample weave patterns we observed that weave pattern has an important effect on the abrasion and pilling resistance property of woven fabrics. The weave types that have low number of floats and high number of interlacings exhibited high abrasion and pilling resistance. ANOVA results also showed that weave pattern has a significant effect on these properties. By Tukey test, weave types are grouped according to their effect on abrasion resistance. Key Words: Abrasion resistance, pilling resistance, woven fabric, weave pattern