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Wear Comfort of Woven Fabrics for Clothing Made from Composite Yarns

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This study examined the wear comfort of woven fabrics made from different types of yarns and compared their thermal and moisture transmission properties with the yarn structures and their constituent fiber characteristics. Seven types of yarn were prepared on the siro spinning system, and eight types of fabric specimen were prepared using core/sheath, siro-fil yarn, siro yarn and ring staple yarn specimens to examine the wear comfort characteristics of the fabric specimens. The core/sheath yarn, siro-yarn and ring staple yarn structure and constituent filament characteristics (Coolmax®) played a very important role in the wicking property of the fabrics. The characteristics of the hi-multi PET filaments in siro-fil yarn fabric affected strongly the wicking property due to the fine capillary channel in the hi-multi PET filament. The drying property was highly dependent on the fabric porosity and non-circular cross-section of the constituent filament. Coolmax®/tencel core/sheath fabric showed the best drying property, whereas, siro-fil yarn fabric exhibited inferior drying property due to the lower fabric porosity by compact yarn structure. The water vopor resistance of the Coolmax®/tencel core/sheath yarn fabric exhibited the lowest value, i.e. the best breathability, but compact siro-staple yarn fabric showed bad breathability due to the low porosity by siro-twist. In addition, the core/sheath yarn fabric exhibited the highest heat retention rate due to the higher fabric porosity than the other fabrics. The bamboo spun yarn and tencel siro-spun yarn fabrics exhibited the lowest heat retention rate due to the high thermal conductivity of the bamboo and tencel fibers, which was partly influenced by lower porosity of the these fabrics. In summarizing, Coolmax®/tencel core/sheath yarn fabric exhibited superior wear comfort suitable for winter warmth clothing. Staple yarn fabrics composed of bamboo and tencel fibers with high thermal conductivity exhibited low heat retention rate applicable for summer clothing.

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Kim, H.A. Wear Comfort of Woven Fabrics for Clothing Made from Composite Yarns. Fibers Polym 22, 2344–2353 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-021-0562-4

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