AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT BEHAVAN INVESTIGATION ABOUT BEHAVIOR ON THE WEAR PERFORMANCE OF MATTRESS FABRICSIOR ON THE WEAR PERFORMANCE OF MATTRESS FABRICS

Abstract

In this experimental study, it is investigated, comparatively, the effect on abrasion resistance of the presence of different type of yarns in the structure of knitted fabrics, used for mattress covers. The most significant problem is abrasion wear, which reduce the product 's life and quantify the fabric’s durability under repetitive friction. Complex knits, with various fibrous compositions, and different masses, were subjected to rubbing wear, tested on the NU-Martindale device, then the samples were microscopically evaluated. The results demonstrated the influence of raw material and the number of friction cycles until the material fails. The polyester and viscose textile support showed the highest friction wear resistance. There were presented: the samples subjected to tests, the decrease of the abrasion resistance after the friction tests, the microscopic aspects and the mass loss of the degraded samples. Future studies will also investigate other physico-mechanical characteristics of these types of products with the most demanding requirements that offer high durability and performance.

Keywords

• knitwear
• abrasion resistance
• yarns
• Martindale tests
• mass loss