Effect of Twisted Fiber on Flexural Property and Microstructure of Woven Fabric Reinforced Composite

Two kinds of 2.5D deep straight-joint structure ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene（UHMWPE）（twisted and original） fibers woven fabric reinforced epoxy resin composites were prepared by the hand lay-up method. Subsequently, the flexural property, microstructures, and failure mechanisms of the composites were also investigated. The average flexural strength of 2.5D deep bend-joint structure twisted fiber and original fiber woven fabric composites were 176.66 MPa and 204.45 MPa, respectively. The results of the characteristics indicated that the twist was the main factor which affected the flexural performance. Flexural property vitally relied on the strength of the fiber itself. Twist decreased the strength of the yarns, which meant that when the mechanical property of woven fabric reinforced composites was improved, the yarns must be kept straight in the woven fabric. The study are extremely valuable to guide the improvement of the mechanical property of the woven fabric reinforced composites.

Prediction Method for Tensile Property of Woven Fabrics in Lower Loads

A prediction method for tensile properties of woven fabrics in lower loads was developed, where the yarns axes in the weave structure were assumed to be sine curves and the measured yarn mechanical properties and weave structure parameters were used as the input information for estimating the fabric properties. The predicted properties were compared with those measured and also with those calculated values based on Kawabata’s straight line model. The results suggested that this method is a more reliable means to predict the tensile characteristics of woven fabrics.

Property of Polyimide/Flame-Retardant Viscose Blended Fabrics

Although polyimide fibers are excellent intrinsic flame-retardant fibers, their price is so high that they are rarely used in clothing. To expand their application, the polyimide fibers were blended with flame-retardant viscose fibers at a ratio of 30∶70, and the blended yarns were woven with flame-retardant polyester filaments. Fabrics with different parameters, including fabric weaves, warp yarn densities, and fabric layers, were designed, and the effects of those fabric parameters on mechanical properties and flame-retardant properties were tested and analyzed. The results show that the tearing load of the fabrics is affected by fabric weaves, warp yarn densities, and fabric layers, and the tearing load of the weft mountain weave fabric and the twill weave fabric is higher than that of the plain weave fabric. The bursting load of the fabric increases with the increase of warp yarn densities and layers. Among the tested fabric samples, the triple-layer twill fabric has the best flame-retardant performance, which meets the standard of flame-retardant protective fabric Grade B1 level. The research of this paper would provide guidance for the development and production of polyimide blended fabrics.

RELATION OF STRUCTURE AND BENDING PROPERTY OF FABRICS

Simple mechanical models of fabric and yarns during fabric bending have been built tosimulate the bending performance or the fabric. On these models, the relation between fab-ric bending modulus and structure parameters is discussed, and a theoretical equation isgiven to describe this relation. Experiments have been arranged to measure fabric bendingmodulus and structure parameters. It is found that the equation gives out rather satisfiedresults and can be used in practice after certain modification.

Prediction of the Shearing Property of Worsted Fabrics Using BP Neural Network

In this paper, three layers of BP neural network were used to model the shearing properties of worsted fabrics. We train the neural network models with 27 kinds of fabrics, and then use 6 kinds of fabrics to validate the accuracy of the model. The result shows that the predicted accuracy of the models is about 85%.

Sensing Property of Carbon Nanotube Yarn Embedded in Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Elastomer

Carbon nanotube (CNT) has remarkable piezoresistive properties,which makes its extremely sensitive to the mechanical force. In this study,the CNT yarn with the strength of 90 MPa and the strain sensing gage factor of 1.75 was selected and embedded into the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) elastomer as a sensing material.By measuring the electric resistance changing under the stretching,bending,longitudinally and transversely compressing of the CNT embedded EVA, the resistance changing curves and their linear correlations were obtained and analyzed. The result shows that the gage factor under the tensile test is the highest( 2.51),which is higher than the original value of CNT yarn (1.75). The gage factors of the CNT yarn embedded into EVA elastomer under bending and longitudinal and transverse compression are 2.29,1.55 and 0.79,respectively.

Testing of Anti-stripping Property of Friction Spun Core Yarn

Friction spun core yarn has two components: filament core and staple fiber sheath. Under axial rubbing action, the failure mode of the core yarn is the stripping of the sheath from the core. This paper introduces a method to test the anti - stripping property of the core yarn. With a modified Universal Testing Machine, the stripping resistance of friction spun core yarn can be continuously measured. Some factors Influencing the measurements are discussed in detail. The testing results are compared with those from a Y731 Yarn Abrasion Tester and fur - ther confirmed by weaving practice.

Comparison of the Vortex and Ring Spun Cotton Yarns and Their Knitted Fabric Properties

Vortex spinning is an innovative air-jet spinning technology with promising features.A comparison of the vortex and ring spun cotton yarns and their knitted fabric properties was provided to evaluate the latent capability of the vortex spinning technology.The results show that the vortex yarn has better elongation,evenness and much less hairiness than the ring yarn.The vortex fabric is found to have better air permeability,bursting properties,and pilling resistance than the ring fabric,while the drapeability and abrasion resistance of the ring fabric are better than the vortex fabric.

RESEARCH ON THE PROPERTY AND DESIGN OF THE BULK SILK

Bulk silk is one of the natural materials which has special appearance and property.Thedevelopment of the fabrics which can fully reflect the speciality of the bulk silk is benefit tothe spread of this new silk. The properties of bulk silk fabric and the differences between the bulk and ordinary silkfabrics are disccused in this paper.It has been found that the bulk silk fabric is full. plumpyand resilicnt. Accoring to the results of experiement and analysis.the main points of designare put forwarnd for bulk woven fabrics.

Evaluation of Nylon 6 and Nylon 66 Cord Fabrics for Scooter Tyre Production under Different Curing Conditions

Cord fabric is a critical material used in the manufacture of tyres and various composite materials to increase durability and strength. The tyre consists of many layers of cord fabric, with each layer being referred to as a cord ply. These layers are strategically positioned within the tyre’s internal structure, particularly in the tread and sidewall areas, to improve handling, durability and impact resistance. The cord fabric also serves a critical role in maintaining the structural integrity of the tyre, ensuring that it retains its contour and resists deformations under different operating conditions. This study discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using Nylon 6 (NY6) and Nylon 66 (NY66) cord fabrics in scooter tire production, with a focus on their mechanical behavior under varying curing temperatures and pressures. It was observed that while the curing time for both NY6 and NY66 remained consistent across different platen temperatures and pressures, their mechanical properties showed significant differences. NY6, known for its flexibility and impact resistance, exhibited greater changes in cord-breaking strength and elongation with increasing temperature, showing a marked decrease in breaking strength at higher temperatures. In contrast, NY66 maintained better stability and performance under similar conditions.

RTM用ES-Fabric增强织物的制备及其复合材料性能研究

基于"离位"增韧技术,将"离位"增韧剂聚醚砜均匀地附载在增强织物上,制备具有增韧功能的ES-Fabric增强织物。以ES-Fabric增强织物作为增强体,采用垂直流动RTM工艺制备了"离位"增韧的不同树脂基(6421、3266和5284树脂)复合材料,并进行了性能研究,结果表明:垂直流动RTM工艺缩短了注胶时间,改善了"离位"增韧的RTM工艺,"离位"增韧的复合材料不仅提高了复合材料层压板的冲击损伤阻抗(用分层的投影面积超声C扫描来评价),也提高了层压板的冲击后压缩强度(用CAI值来评价),并且增韧后的复合材料的基本力学性能并没有降低。

Tensile Properties of Weft Knitted Fabric Reinforced Composites

Seven kinds of weft knitted fabrics from glass fiber yarns were used as reinforcement to make fabric/epoxy composite laminates. Tensile tests were carried out to examine and compare the mechanical properties in course and wale direction of these composites. On the basis of experimental results, attempts have been made to analyze some main factors influencing stress-strain curve, ultimate tensile strength and initial elastic modulus of specimens.

Fabrication and Thermal Properties of a New Heat Storage Concrete Material

A new type heat storage concrete material used in solar thermal power was fabricated by using aluminates cement to be the gelatinizer, and using high heat capacity materials, such as basalt and bauxite, as aggregate, and adding high heat conductivity graphite and high efficient water reducing agent. The experimental results show the addition of graphite can improve the thermal conductivity of the concrete, the value of thermal conductivity is about 2.34 W/mK which means the obtained concrete storage material has excellent thermal properties, and it is expected to be a good heat storage material used in solar power.

Recent Advances in Fabrication and Characterization of Graphene-Polymer Nanocomposites

Graphene has attracted considerable interest over recent years due to its intrinsic mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. Incorporation of small quantity of graphene fillers into polymer can create novel nanocomposites with im- proved structural and functional properties. This review introduced the recent progress in fabrication, properties and potential applications of graphene-polymer composites. Recent research clearly confirmed that graphene-polymer na-nocomposites are promising materials with applications ranging from transportation, biomedical systems, sensors, elec-trodes for solar cells and electromagnetic interference. In addition to graphene-polymer nanocomposites, this article also introduced the synergistic effects of hybrid graphene-carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the properties of composites. Finally, some technical problems associated with the development of these nanocomposites are discussed.

Investigation on the Dimensional Properties of Relaxed Plain Knitted Fabrics

A geometric model of relaxed plain-nitted fabric isproposed.A method based on the model for predictingthe loop length from the course spacing,wale spacing offabric and the diameter of yarn is deduced,as well as a computer program is developed to graphically represent the structures of plain knitted fabric with various struc-tural parameters.

Wet Permeability and Moisture Vapor Transmission Characteristics of Soybean Knitted Fabrics

Wet permeability of fibrous assembly is mainly influenced by the properties of liquid and the configurations of the fiber which consist of diameter of fiber, twist angle and fiber alignment in a yarn. It can be seen from experimental results that the knitted fabric made of soybean (SB) fiber has goodproperties both in wet permeability and vapor transmission so that the knitting technology and fabric characteristics can be improved.

Theoretical and Experimental Analyses of Poisson Ratios for Plain-Woven Fabrics

A theoretical model with extensible yarns for plain-woven fabrics is developed to determine the calculation of Poisson ratios.The stress ratio( warp: weft),as one of parameters corresponding to Poisson ratio variations, is introduced to complement the theoretical model. To evaluate the reliability of the theoretical analysis,a series of biaxial tensile tests of a plain-woven fabric with nine stress ratios are conducted carefully,and the theoretical results are compared with the experimentally measured values. The effects of other influencing factors, including geometric and mechanical parameters of yarns,on Poisson ratios are analyzed thoroughly.This solution method could be applied without difficulty to estimations of Poisson ratios and realistic designs for plain-woven fabrics.

Studying the Mechanical Properties of Jute/Cotton Blended Yarns Using the Weibull Model

The phenomenon of a material failure varies with its gauge length in use. In the present study, the breaking strengths of J30/C70 and J55/C45 blended yarns spun by the ring spinning technology were investigated with the employment of the equations derived from the Weibull theory. The four probability estimators of the Weibull distribution were also evaluated. The results showed that the estimator （2a） was acceptable for calculating the Weibull modulus of the jute/cotton blended yarns. With the exception of breaking strength of the J30/C70 at the gauge length of 200 ram, the breaking strengths of both blended yarn could be predicted accurately by the Eqs. （9） or （10） in this paper.

Mechanical, Thermal and Interfacial Properties of Jute Fabric-Reinforced Polypropylene Composites: Effect of Potassium Dichromate

Composites based on jute fabrics and polypropylene was fabricated by heat-press molding technique. The mechanical properties of the composites such as tensile strength, tensile modulus, bending strength, bending modulus and impact strength were measured in dependence of fiber contents. In order to improve fiber-matrix interaction, jute fabrics were treated with aqueous solutions of K2Cr2O7 (0.005-0.05% w/v). Composite prepared with 0.02% K2Cr2O7 treated jute fabrics showed the highest values of the mechanical properties. Thermogravimetric (TG/DTG) data of PP, jute fabrics and composites showed that thermal degradation temperatures of composites shifted to higher temperature regions compared to PP or jute fabrics. Treatment of jute fabrics improved the thermal stability of the composite considerably. Scanning electron microscopic images of tensile fractured sides of untreated and treated composites illustrated that better fiber-matrix interfacial interaction occurred in treated composite. The relative tendency of water absorption of both untreated and treated composites was also explored.

Fabrication and Characterization of Glass-Ceramics Doped with Rare Earth Oxide and Heavy Metal Oxide

Cordierite-based glass-ceramics with non-stoichiometric composition doped with rare earth oxide (REO_2) and heavy metal oxide (M_2O_3) respectively were fabricated from glass powders. After sintering and crystallization heat treatment, various physical properties, including compact density and apparent porosity, were examined to evaluate the sintering behavior of cordierite-based glass-ceramics. Results show that the additives both heavy metal oxide and rare earth oxide promote the sintering and lower the phase temperature from μ- to α-cordierite as well as affect the dielectric properties of sintered glass-ceramics. The complete-densification temperature for samples is as low as 900 ℃. The materials have a low dielectric constant (≈5), a low thermal expansion coefficient ((2.80～3.52)×10^(-6) ℃^(-1)) and a low dissipation factor (≤0.2%) and can be co-fired with high conductivity metals such as Au, Cu, Ag/Pd paste at low temperature (below 950 ℃), which makes it to be a promising material for low-temperature co-fired ceramic substrates.