TY  - JOUR
TI  - Thermal comfort properties of cotton/spandex single jersey knitted fabric
AU  - AMANY, KHALIL
AU  - PAVLA, TĚŠINOVÁ
AU  - ABDELHAMID R.R, ABOALASAAD
T2  - Industria Textila
AB  - Knitted fabrics are characterized by comfort compared to woven fabrics due to their high extensibility and air
permeability, but they have lower dimensional stability after repeated washing especially single jersey knitted fabric
(SJKF). Therefore, the spandex (Lycra) core-spun yarns are used to maintain the dimensions of knitted fabrics during
use and after repeated stresses. In this study, nine elastic SJKF samples were produced at three levels of loop length
and spandex percent using yarn linear density 30/1 Ne. For comparison, three 100% cotton knitted samples were
produced with the same levels of loop length and yarn count. The dimensional and thermal comfort properties of the
long-stretch samples were compared with the short-stretch cotton knitted fabric. The thermal comfort properties (thermal
conductivity, resistance, absorptivity, and water vapour permeability), air permeability, and dimensional properties were
measured and compared to 100% cotton samples. The results showed that the stitch density, fabric density, fabric
thickness, and thermal resistance increased, whereas the air, water vapour permeability, and spirality angle decreased
in cotton/spandex samples.
DO  - http://doi.org/10.35530/IT.072.03.1760
VL  - 72
IS  - 3
SP  - 244
EP  - 249
LA  - English
SN  - 1222-5347
UR  - http://www.revistaindustriatextila.ro/images/2021/3/02%20AMANY%20KHALIL%20Industria%20Textila%203_2021.pdf
ER  -