ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BAMBOO FABRICS

Abstract

This paper presents a study on physical properties of bamboo & bamboo-cotton(50:50) blended yarn fabrics which are commonly used for apparel production. Yarns of 4 different counts such as 20, 24, 30 & 40Ne were used as warp & Weft in bamboo & bamboo-cotton blended yarn fabric. All fabrics were produced in plain weave with 50 ppi. Various test such as breaking strength, elongation, fabric weight, thickness and abrasion resistance have been carried out to study the performance of bamboo & bamboo-cotton(50:50) blended yarn fabrics. The experimental result indicates that 100% bamboo fabric exhibits higher breaking strength than bamboo-cotton (50:50) blended yarn fabric. Higher elongation values are noticed in the case of 100% bamboo fabric than bamboo-cotton (50:50) blended yarn fabrics. It is also found that 100% bamboo fabric exhibits higher tearing strength than bamboo-cotton (50:50) blended yarn fabric of similar specifications. The 100% bamboo fabric exhibits higher thickness than bamboo-cotton (50:50) blended yarn fabric of similar specifications. The cover factor of bamboo-cotton (50:50) blended yarn fabric is higher than bamboo fabric. It is found that 100% bamboo fabric exhibits better performance than bamboo-cotton (50:50) blended yarn fabrics.