National Textile University

Faculty of Engineering & Technology

Course Outlines
Programme: M.Sc. Textile Engineering Session: 2010- 2012 Course Title: Advanced Textile Materials Course Code & Credits: TE 571 3(3 0)

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Characteristics of Textile Fibres 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4

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Introduction Fibre morphology Fire strength Fibre deformation behavior Fibre hydrophilic properties Fibre thermal properties Fibre electrical properties Cotton Fibre morphology Fibre polymer system Fibre physical properties (length, fineness, density, cross-sectional shape, tenacity, elastic- plastic nature and hygroscopic nature). Fibre chemical properties (acids resistance, alkali resistance, oxidizing agent resistance, organic solvent resistance, effects of sunlight and weather). Thermal properties (conductivity, softening and melting, combustibility, decomposition) Electrical properties (electrical resistivity, static charges) Production data and application areas Wool Fibre morphology Fibre polymer system
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1.6 1.7 2. 2.1 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.1.5 2.1.6 2.1.7 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2

Review of Conventional Textile Fibres

2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 2.2.6 2.2.7 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.3.6 2.3.7 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.4.5 2.4.6 2.4.7 2.5 2.5.1 2.5.2

Fibre physical properties (length, fineness, density, cross-sectional shape, tenacity, elastic- plastic nature and hygroscopic nature). Fibre chemical properties (acids resistance, alkali resistance, oxidizing agent resistance, organic solvent resistance, effects of sunlight and weather). Thermal properties (conductivity, softening and melting, combustibility, decomposition) Electrical properties (electrical resistivity, static charges) Production data and application areas Silk Fibre morphology Fibre polymer system Fibre physical properties (length, fineness, density, cross-sectional shape, tenacity, elastic- plastic nature and hygroscopic nature). Fibre chemical properties (acids resistance, alkali resistance, oxidizing agent resistance, organic solvent resistance, effects of sunlight and weather). Thermal properties (conductivity, softening and melting, combustibility, decomposition) Electrical properties (electrical resistivity, static charges) Production data and application areas Viscose Fibre morphology Fibre polymer system Fibre physical properties (length, fineness, density, cross-sectional shape, tenacity, elastic- plastic nature and hygroscopic nature). Fibre chemical properties (acids resistance, alkali resistance, oxidizing agent resistance, organic solvent resistance, effects of sunlight and weather). Thermal properties (conductivity, softening and melting, combustibility, decomposition) Electrical properties (electrical resistivity, static charges) Production data and application areas New Cellulosic Fibres Fibre morphology Fibre polymer system
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2.5.3 2.5.4 2.5.5 2.5.6 2.5.7 2.6 2.6.1 2.6.2 2.6.3 2.6.4 2.6.5 2.6.6 2.6.7 2.7 2.7.1 2.7.2 2.7.3 2.7.4 2.7.5 2.7.6 2.7.7 2.8 2.8.1 2.8.2

Fibre physical properties (length, fineness, density, cross-sectional shape, tenacity, elastic- plastic nature and hygroscopic nature). Fibre chemical properties (acids resistance, alkali resistance, oxidizing agent resistance, organic solvent resistance, effects of sunlight and weather). Thermal properties (conductivity, softening and melting, combustibility, decomposition) Electrical properties (electrical resistivity, static charges) Production data and application areas Polyester Fibre morphology Fibre polymer system Fibre physical properties (length, fineness, density, cross-sectional shape, tenacity, elastic- plastic nature and hygroscopic nature). Fibre chemical properties (acids resistance, alkali resistance, oxidizing agent resistance, organic solvent resistance, effects of sunlight and weather). Thermal properties (conductivity, softening and melting, combustibility, decomposition) Electrical properties (electrical resistivity, static charges) Production data and application areas Polyamide Fibre morphology Fibre polymer system Fibre physical properties (length, fineness, density, cross-sectional shape, tenacity, elastic- plastic nature and hygroscopic nature). Fibre chemical properties (acids resistance, alkali resistance, oxidizing agent resistance, organic solvent resistance, effects of sunlight and weather). Thermal properties (conductivity, softening and melting, combustibility, decomposition) Electrical properties (electrical resistivity, static charges) Production data and application areas Acrylic Fibre morphology Fibre polymer system
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2.8.3 2.8.4 2.8.5 2.8.6 2.8.7 2.9 2.9.1 2.9.2 2.9.3 2.9.4 2.9.5 2.9.6 2.9.7 3. 3.1 3.2

Fibre physical properties (length, fineness, density, cross-sectional shape, tenacity, elastic- plastic nature and hygroscopic nature). Fibre chemical properties (acids resistance, alkali resistance, oxidizing agent resistance, organic solvent resistance, effects of sunlight and weather). Thermal properties (conductivity, softening and melting, combustibility, decomposition) Electrical properties (electrical resistivity, static charges) Production data and application areas Polypropylene Fibre morphology Fibre polymer system Fibre physical properties (length, fineness, density, cross-sectional shape, tenacity, elastic- plastic nature and hygroscopic nature). Fibre chemical properties (acids resistance, alkali resistance, oxidizing agent resistance, organic solvent resistance, effects of sunlight and weather). Thermal properties (conductivity, softening and melting, combustibility, decomposition) Electrical properties (electrical resistivity, static charges) Production data and application areas What are high-performance fibres? Some strength related terms (pressure, absolute pressure, gauge pressure, stress, tensile stress, compressive stress, shear stress, strain, tensile or linear strain, bulk or volume strain, shear strain, modulus, elastic modulus, bulk modulus, shear modulus

High-performance Fibres

3.3 4. 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 5.

Polymerization Introduction Polymer preparation Spinning processes Properties of fibres Production data and applications
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Aromatic polyamides