TXL121 YARN MANUFACTURE I

Problem set No. 1

A.

Show that Ne = 590.5/Tex

B.

Carry out the following conversions

i. 25 tex to English count (Ne)
ii. 40s Ne to tex and denier
iii. 2 denier to tex, Ne and Nm (Metric count)

C.

A fibre takes 6 g load to break. The diameter of the

fibre is 12.5 microns. Calculate the tenacity of the fibre
in
i. g/denier
ii. MPa (Mega Pascal)
(Density of the fibre is 1.38 g/cc)

D.

Yarn of 60s Ne breaks at a load of 400 g. What is the

tenacity of yarn in g/Tex and g/Denier?