ISSN:
0955-6222
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Some of the basic mechanical characteristics such as tensile, bending, shear, compression, and surface properties of cotton knitted fabrics after a durable flame-retardant finishing, were studied by the objective-evaluation method developed by Kawabata and Niva using the KES-F system. In addition, properties such as bursting strength, drape and sewability were studied in order to further explore the influence of this treatment on the fabrics. All treated fabrics were flame-retardant but their mechanical properties showed changes as a result of the above finishing. More specifically, a significant reduction in the bending and shear properties was recorded, which suggests that the flame-retardant finishing primarily affects the above characteristics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09556220110390746
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