Comparison of the physical properties of woven and warp knitted bathrobe towel fabrics produced with similar properties

Abstract

In recent years, the use of towel fabrics produced by warp knitting machines in the production of bathrobe fabrics has gradually increased. These fabrics, which can be produced more massively at a lower cost, also show a more flexible character than woven towel fabrics. When working with two pile yarn groups whose raw materials or properties are different from each other, the creation of fabric structures with a completely different face and back is seen among the reasons for choosing these fabrics. In this study, after determining the basic performance characteristics such as weight, tensile strength, tear strength, bursting resistance, shrinkage, and water absorbency of the bathrobe towel fabrics produced with the weaving and warp knitting technique, which has undergone the same finishing processes, their performance and strength properties were compared with each other and the results were evaluated using statistical analysis methods. It has been determined that while woven towel fabrics give higher strength values, warp-knitted towel fabrics show higher stretch. The degree of hydrophilicity degree is increased significantly after sequential finishing processes in both towel fabrics. As a result of the finishing processes, there was a general decrease in the tear strength of the woven bathrobe terry fabric, while there was no systematic decrease in the other strength parameters and the strength properties of the warp-knitted towel fabric. In consequence of the finishing processes in both towel fabric structures, a significant reduction in size was observed in the warp direction.