Because of wearing and washing the knit rib fabrics are highly vulnerable to lose their dimensional stability.The work investigated the physical properties of 1×1 knit rib fabrics with or without elastane.The fab...Because of wearing and washing the knit rib fabrics are highly vulnerable to lose their dimensional stability.The work investigated the physical properties of 1×1 knit rib fabrics with or without elastane.The fabrics made from 100%cotton yarn were compared with the fabrics made from cotton/elastane(95%/5%)blended yarns by Lisky circular knitting machine.Pilling,shrinkage,spirality,and bursting strength were tested by the ICI pilling test box,Wascator,and TruBurst machine to demonstrate the effect of elastane on fabric properties.Experimental results showed that elastane has a noteworthy impact on the physical properties of 1×1 knit rib fabrics which can make the fabrics more durable and dimensionally stable in practice.展开更多
文摘Because of wearing and washing the knit rib fabrics are highly vulnerable to lose their dimensional stability.The work investigated the physical properties of 1×1 knit rib fabrics with or without elastane.The fabrics made from 100%cotton yarn were compared with the fabrics made from cotton/elastane(95%/5%)blended yarns by Lisky circular knitting machine.Pilling,shrinkage,spirality,and bursting strength were tested by the ICI pilling test box,Wascator,and TruBurst machine to demonstrate the effect of elastane on fabric properties.Experimental results showed that elastane has a noteworthy impact on the physical properties of 1×1 knit rib fabrics which can make the fabrics more durable and dimensionally stable in practice.