Impact of Different Weft Materials and Washing Treatments on Moisture Management Characteristics of Denim

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different types of weft yarn materials and washing treatments on the moisture management properties of denim fabrics. Fabrics were developed with five different types of weft yarns made of cotton, polyester, spun polypropylene, air-textured polypropylene and stuffer-box crimped polypropylene. In all cases 100% cotton yarn was used as warp. Samples from each fabric were subjected to 10 diverse types of washing/finishing treatments and the treated samples were tested for dissimilar moisture management indices on an SDL Atlas moisture management tester. The statistical analyses of the test data show that the effect of different types of weft yarns and washing treatments is significant. Based on the results of this study, denim fabrics can be developed with enhanced moisture management properties.

Microcellulose particles for surface modification to enhance moisture management properties of polyester, and polyester/cotton blend fabrics

“…In case of knitted fabrics, warp knitting tends to be a more effective knitting pattern for moisture management than circular knitting [19]. Multi-layers fabric of hydrophilic and hydrophobic material was developed in order to improve its moisture management [20,21]. Various techniques have been emphasized to develop better moisture management such as combining Polyester with different natural fiber types, microfiber, Bi-component fiber, especially different cross-section, plasma treatment and applying surface finish [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40].…”

Moisture Management Properties of Seersucker Woven Fabrics of Different Structure

“…It is due to the fact that with high accumulative one-way transport index the fabric keeps the skin of the wearer dry due to the transporting the perspiration towards the outer side of the fabric which is away from the skin. Positive and high values of the R parameter show that liquid sweat can be transferred from the skin to the outer surface easily and quickly [21].…”

“…The values of the accumulative one-way transport index are negative for all fabric variants being investigated. This parameter is a measure of the difference between the areas of the liquid moisture content curves of the bottom and the top surfaces of a specimen with respect to time [17,21]. Negative value of the R index means that the area below the Utop curve is bigger than the area below the Ubottom curve.…”

“…Woven fabrics have been measured in the range of their moisture transport properties rather rarely. Magnat et al [21] reported that the moisture management capacity of denim fabrics is significantly affected by the types of weft yarns and washing treatments. g ratespeed of liquid moisture spreading on the inner and outer fabric.…”

Thermal Absorptivity Model of Knitted Rib Fabric and its Experimental Verification

“…Study of Özçelik et al [14] proves that human can assess the warm-cool feeling of fabric by touching and it is one of the parameters that are given significant weightage during the selection of fabric by end users. Mangat et al studied [15] the impact of different weft materials and washing treatments on moisture management characteristics of denim. They used thermal absorptivity to assess the warmcool feeling of denim and found a significant correlation between thermal absorptivity values measured using Alambeta.…”