A comparative study on performance characteristics of multicomponent core-spun yarns containing cotton/PET/elastane

Abstract

This paper experimentally investigated the characteristics of different (filament and multicomponent) core-spun yarn type. Filament core-spun yarns comprised cotton covered drawn textured (DTY) polyester (PET) filaments with four different filament finenesses. Regarding the production of multicomponent (dual) core-spun yarns, both PET with four different filament finenesses and elastane with four levels of draft variable were fed simultaneously. Yarn samples were produced with modified ring spinning system at the same spinning conditions. As a control group, 100% cotton ring-spun yarn was also manufactured. Tensile properties, unevenness, imperfections and hairiness of yarn samples were determined. Also, fatigue characteristics of yarn samples were examined at two different loading of cycles. The results showed that filament fineness had a significant effect on all yarn properties being determined. Dynamic modulus and dynamic strain properties of yarns, filament fineness, elastane draft and number of cycle were found to be statistically significant at 0.05 level.

Keywords:

• Filament fineness
• multicomponent
• dual core-spun yarn
• ring spinning system
• yarn properties

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Korteks Mensucat San. ve Tic. A.Ş., Bursa, Turkey for their support in PET filament yarn supplement and Çalık Denim Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Research and Development Center, Malatya, Turkey for producing yarn samples and tensile, unevenness and hairiness measurements. The authors also would like to thank Gaziantep University Uluğ Bey High Technology Application and Research Center (ULUTEM), Turkey for measurement of fatigue behaviour of yarn samples.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.