Abstract
Technical textile products are designed for their functional property rather than their aesthetic properties. The selection of the right material is very important while manufacturing technical textile products. The selection of material depends upon the required function, nature, and severity. Different types of fibers are used in technical textiles; they are broadly categorized into two types, natural and man-made fibers. In natural fibers’ category, the most used are flax fiber, jute fiber, hemp fiber, and ramie fiber due to better mechanical properties; in comfort application, cotton fiber may be used; and in hometech, silk fiber is used due to its excellent drapability property. In man-made category, the fibers used are polyester, nylon, carbon, polypropylene, glass fiber, viscose fiber, acrylic fiber, protein fiber and metal fiber. Some other advance fibers which are used in technical textile products like auxetic fibers and nano fibers are discussed in this chapter.
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