Plain

Each warp fibre passes alternatively under and over each weft fibre. (Difficult to drape and high crimp impacts low mechanical properties).

Twill

One or more warp fibres alternatively weave over and under two or more weft fibres in a regular repeated manner. This produces diagonal rib. Superior wet out and drape, over plain, with only a small reduction in stability. educed crimp gives smoother surface and high mechanicals.

Satin

Twill weaves modified to produce fewer intersections of warp and weft. The harness (!, " # $) is the total number of fibres crossed and passed over before the fibre repeats the pattern. Satin weaves are very flat, have good wet out and a high degree of drape. %ow crimp gives good mechanicals. Satin weave allows fibre to be woven in the closest pro&imity and produces fabrics with tight weave. The style has low stability and asymmetry needs to be considered. The asymmetry causes one face of the fabric to have fabric running predominantly in the warp direction, with the other in the weft. 'are must be ta(en when assembling multi layers to ensure that stresses are not built into the component through this effect.

Weave Styles - Comparison of Properties

)roperty )lain *ood + stability *ood drape D %ow porosity ' Smoothness D +alance + Symmetrical , %ow crimp D

Twill ' + + ' + ' '

Satin D , , , D E ,

'osmetics + , D Ease of use , ,-+ '.D (/ey0 E1very poor, D1poor, '1acceptable, +1good, ,1e&cellent)

Plain

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