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| 1st manufactured elastic fiber |
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| produced by melt spinning gold in color |
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| spinning process for many of the synthetic fibers |
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| when ends of thik fibers appear on the surface, those areas of the fabric are no longer elastic |
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| synthetic fiber with waxy hand |
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| type of fiber that mimics wool |
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| MOISTURE VAPOR TRANSPORT RATE |
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| most common Fluoropolymer |
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has CHON
* CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN |
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| known as the workhorse fiber |
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| when white or light clothing pick up dirt or color from other clothing |
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| physical structure resembles glass rod |
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| used to make christmas trees |
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| spun yarns are what type of fiber |
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| texturing process that has 600,000 rev. per min. |
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| ability of carpet fiber to bounce back |
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| when yarns have been combed |
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| formation of tiny balls of entangled fibers |
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| 1st flame retardent fiber |
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| yarns of different generic types (not ply) |
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| type of spinning that eliminates twisting process |
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| 1st process when processing stapled fibers |
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| produced a saw tooth crimp |
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| rope like strand of fibers |
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| what is the trade name for spandex |
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| a fabric of cotton warp and silk filling yarns is called? |
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| two types of novelty yarn |
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| what is the generic name for Kevlar or Nomex? |
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| two types of fancy single yarns |
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| continuous strand of fibers intertwined to form a fabric |
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| grouping of filaments with the additional twist |
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| what is the first elastomer fiber and least expensive |
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| Polyether-Ester-Elastomer |
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| bullet proof vest, stronger than steel, but lower density than fiber glass |
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| incombustible, breaks when bent, use as draperies in commercial buildings |
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| outstanding flame resistance to blaze |
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| used extensively in space |
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| NO static charge, used in films as plastic |
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| PTFE Gore-Tex(water resistance but water vapor permeable) |
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| repairing bridges and highway support |
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| rubber made from polychloroprene |
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| fiber used to support shape or mold the body |
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| long-chain synthetic aromatic polyamide |
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| metal fiber with the most extensive development |
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| condensation polymer that is dry spun |
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| smooth, monofilament, tape, network, bulk |
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| uniform parrallel as they come through the spinneret |
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| single coarse filament fiber |
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| produced from extruded polymer films |
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| fibers connected in a network arrangement |
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| have greater covening power or volume |
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| bulky, stretch, and textured |
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| heat chemical methods used to achieve texturing with bicomponent fibers |
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| adding bulk and stretch to a filament |
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| feeding filaments through a double heater |
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| yarns are pushed into a heated box |
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| yarns fed over an air jet |
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| small-diameter tube is knit, unraveled, and wound on cones |
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| continuous strands of staple fibers held together |
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| spun yarns are made from what fiber? |
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| how are spun yarns processed |
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| opening, carding, combing, drawing |
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| combines silvers into one drawn sliver |
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| mixture of fibers of different generic types |
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| yarns with a fabric of different types |
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| fibers that soften or melt with heat |
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| generated by friction when a fabric is rubbed |
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| exposure to oil causes it to swell |
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| what is the 1st synthetic fiber |
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| used to identify fibers by the melt or drip |
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| look at unique visible characteristics to identify a fiber |
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| used to identify fibers by seeing if it dissolves in hazardous chemicals |
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| high intensity outstanding durability |
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| produces star shaped cross section |
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