Journal of the Textile Institute · 1983 · 15 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsPolymer MaterialsStructural MaterialsComposite MaterialsFiber PropertiesTechnical TextilesTextile MaterialsThermoplastic PolymersThermosetsBendingFabric Structure AnalysisFlexibilityRelative Motion ControlRelative Motion DynamicsRelative Motion Equations
An investigation on a non-woven fabric (Fibretex), made from continuous thermoplastic filaments that are bonded together by discrete thermal spot bonds arranged in a square lattice, is reported. A combined approach of experiments and modelling, based on the self-consistent model of composite continua, shows that fabric flexibility can be markedly improved when some simple rules are observed. Thus, in Fibretex, the optimum bending flexibility can be obtained for fibres of a given diameter by incorporating some crimp that gives them high effective axial extensibility and considerable freedom of relative fibre motion.
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