Abstract

Investigation on Mechanical and Comfort Properties of Denim Woven Fabrics Made from Different Spandex Percentage for Sports Wear

Highlights

  • Denim - one of the world’s oldest fabrics - is most commonly associated with jeans

  • A 98.5%c/1.5 Lycra, 97.5%c/2.5%lycra, 96.5%c/3.5lycra, 95.5%c/4.5lycra, and 94.5%c/5.5%lycra 3/1 twill denim produced fabric were used to conduct this work with the following particulars 64 EPI, 46 PPI, 10s Ne warp and 10s Ne weft yarn and fabric width 180cm.Weft yarns were produced from modified ring spinning system using elastane fibers of 70Dtex at five spandex percentage level 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5 as a filament and sheath consists of staple cotton fibers (Table 1-3)

  • The results obtained in the study work Indicates that percentage of elastane has a significant effect on the mechanical and comfort properties of cotton/elastane woven denim fabric

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Introduction

Denim - one of the world’s oldest fabrics - is most commonly associated with jeans. Denim jeans are one of the most popular clothing items, which are loved by many people around the globe regardless of the gender, culture, climate conditions, seasons, and social occasions. The denim fabric has run the gamut from a basic work wear fabric to a fashion trend setter, it is one of the most fashionable items in the fashion and textile industry today and the original focus on durability and practicality has changed to fashion. Deterioration in the denim fabric of the textile product is often important to the physical properties in deciding when the article has reached the end of it using life Mona MA [1]

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