Tensile textile structure

A liber or a filament (a continuous form of fiber) is the fundamental unit of textile materials. It has a unique combination of high strength (tensile, bending, torsional, or compression), high flexibility (i.e., low modulus), extensibility, and shows recoverability on deformation. Most of these properties are observed in one principal direction, which is known as the axis of the fiber. Since all textile structures from one to three dimensional (yam, fabric, or braids, etc.) are built using this basic structural unit, these stmctures also possess the above unique properties. 

Due to the physical binding of yams, textile stractures demonstrate good tensile recovery and shear properties, superior conformability, excellent skin contact (especially with knitted stmctures), breathability and comfort. As such, textile structures will provide an excellent platform for creating smart wearable systems. 

Figure 4.86 Glass fiber reinforced composite - change in tensile properties as a function of glass content and textile structure...

By the addition of glass fibers, textile fibers, or chopped fabrics to crosslinkable polymers molding materials are produced with increased tensile strength, stiffness, and thermal stability compared to the filler-free polymers. The so-called reinforcing fillers, like carbon black, have good adhesion to the matrix due to their nonpolar structure and their characteristic geometry. 

Continuous coating is a well-established process in the non-woven industry. Non-woven textiles reach their final product quality tensile strength, resistance against humidity or surface structure only after the application of appropriate additives to the surface or interior of the textile. In principle, a number of methods are convenient, as shown in Figure 4.107 [167]. 

Native cotton is nearly pure cellulose the approximately 6% of minor constituents are usually removed during preparation for wet processing. The chemistry of cotton is therefore the chemistry of cellulose, but the effects of chemical changes on its textile properties depend on its supramolecular structure as well as on the nature of the changes themselves. The term degradation has been used in more than one sense. Originally, it implied a loss of tensile strength... 

A tire is a textile-steel-rubber composite the steel and textile cords reinforce the rubber and are the primary load-carrying structures within the tire. Because of the performance demands of fatigue resistance, tensile strength, durability, and resilience, seven principal materials have been found suitable for tire application cotton, rayon, nylon, polyester, steel, fiberglass, and aramid the latter three materials find primary usage in the tire crown or belt region. 

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