A study on the physical properties of 100% cellulosic woven fabrics

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the physical properties of three types of 100% cellulosic woven fabrics. These three types of fabrics are canvas, poplin and voile fabrics. These fabrics have the similar width of 60 inches. Physical properties of the fabrics like tear strength, tensile strength, weight (g/m2), cover factor and shrinkage were investigated. The experimentations were carried out in accordance with the test standard provided by ASTM and AATCC as described underneath the paper. Canvas fabric expressed the higher value of weight and strength compared to poplin and voile. On the other hand, voile fabric expressed the better values of shrinkage compared to other two fabrics. Canvas fabrics expressed the higher values of air permeability. This research is practice based and the outcomes are advantageous to the textile professionals. This research opens possible ways for the scholars to further study in this field.