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1Korea Textile Development Institute, Daegu 41842, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
This paper reports the spinning and wear comfort properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)/copolymer-PET (Co-PET) hollow yarns and their fabrics, as well as the effect of the wt.% of inorganic particles embedded in the core of the bicomponent yarns. The results are discussed in terms of the types and amounts of inorganic particles (titanium dioxide (TiO2) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3)) embedded in the sheath of the bi-component yarns (Kolon semi-dull (KSD), Kolon full-dull (KFD), and Kolon calcium carbonate (KCC) PET/Co-PET yarns). The three sheath/3-core bicomponent yarns developed in this study exhibited good spinnability and weavability with relatively strong tenacity and breaking strain. Their optimal spinning conditions were determined. The KCC PET/Co-PET fabric showed the greatest hollowness ratio, followed by the KFD PET/Co-PET and KSD PET/Co-PET fabrics. This might be attributed to the higher wt.% (2.5 wt.%) of CaCO3 particles embedded in the sheath of the KCC PET/Co-PET yarns and to the larger particle size (0.8 μm) of CaCO3. Regarding the wear comfort, the moisture management system (MMT) test indicated that the KFD PET/Co-PET fabric is suitable for market applications because of its good moisture absorption and rapid drying. The KFD PET/Co-PET fabric is useful for winter clothing applications because of its relatively high heat retention rate and lack of durability issues with washing. An examination of the wearing performance for fitness with a tactile hand feel showed that KFD and KCC/Co-PET fabrics imparted a softer tactile hand feel than the KSD PET/Co-PET fabric. On the other hand, the KCC PET/Co-PET fabric was assumed to have some issues with wearing durability.
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