Properties of Yak Wool in Comparison to Cashmere and Camel Hairs

Abstract

Recently, yak wool has got more and more attentions for its good quality and competitive price in textile industry. However, for its large dispersion and stiffness, there are still some difficulties in utilizing yak fibers, which also further limit the development of yak wool products. Aiming at this problem, in this article, yak wool was compared with cashmere and camel hair. Cashmere and camel hair are another two kinds of animal fibers, which have been studied for a long time and there have been mature manufacture techniques for some cashmere or camel hair products. By comparative analyzing the surface and cross-section morphologies, physical and chemical properties of these three kinds of fiber, the better ways to develop yak wool can be got. Findings show that among the three kinds of animal fibers, the scales of yak fibers arrange densest. Besides, it also has the highest strength and friction effect. As for the chemical properties, the functional groups of these fibers are similar but the acid and alkali resistances of yak wool are poorest.

Keywords

• camel hair
• cashmere
• chemical properties
• morphological structure
• physical properties
• yak wool