A research on tensile and abrasion properties of fabrics produced from conventional and fire resistant type polyester yarns

Abstract

This paper is focused on investigating the abrasion and tensile properties of fabrics from conventional and fire resistant type polyester yams. In the experimental study, twelve different types of fabrics composed of four different weft yams with three levels of weft density were selected in order to determine the influence of weft density and yam structural parameters (texturing and addition of flame retardant material) on tenacity and abrasion resistance. The weft yams were conventional textured polyester yam (CTP), air-jet textured polyester yam (ATP), conventional textured flame retardant polyester yam (CTPFR), air-jet textured flame retardant polyester yam (ATPFR). Trilobal bright flat polyester was used as the warp yam for all the fabrics. After the satin type drapery fabrics were woven, the abrasion tests of the fabrics were performed with Martindale test equipment while the tenacity tests were earned out by using Instron test device. According to the results of the statistical analyses performed using the experimental values obtained from the tests, we determined that, the abrasion resistance and the tensile properties in warp and weft directions were affected by the yam structural parameters ( such as texturing and the addition of flame retardant material) and weft density.