Mechanical properties and fault analysis of D-slot carded compact yarn

Abstract

An attempt has been made to analyze the imperfections, hairiness, tensile properties and classimat faults of D-slot carded compact yarn (DCY) of the Shankar 6 cotton variety. Three different twist factors have been selected and the results are compared with regular carded compact yarn (RCY) and regular carded ring yarn (RRY). The results show that the mechanical properties of D-slot carded compact yarn are far better than those of the regular carded compact and ring yarns. Thin places and hairiness of the D-slot carded compact yarn are found to be lower than those of other two yarns. The elongation percentage and tenacity of DCY are higher than those of RRY and RCY at all the twist levels. Short thick faults of DCY are lower than those of RRY and RCY at all twist levels. However, there is no significant difference in long thick faults and long thin faults at all twist levels