Lab Report (4)

Title: APPLICATION OF RESIN WITH AND WITOUT SOFTNER

Tasks

 To learn application of resin.

 To learn effect of softners.
 To find properties of after treated fabric such as:
 Wrinkle recovery
 Tear strength
 Shrinkage %age

Route

Pad è Dry è Cure

Materials and equipments

 Weighing balance
 Beakers
 Stirrers
 Graduated cylinder
 Padder
 Dryer

Chemicals used

 Fixapert A (DMDHEU based resin)

 MgCl2
 Nonionic softener

Recipe

 Resin = 100 g/L

 MgCl2 (catalyst) = 20 g/L
 Softener = 40 g/L

Procedure

1. Required chemicals were weighed.

2. All chemicals were diluted separately in beakers.
3. Chemicals were mixed and beaker was filled up to 1 liter.
 4. Two solutions, one with softener and other without softener were prepared.
5. Knitted and woven fabrics were padded separately.
6. Fabrics were dried at 120oC for 90 sec.
7. Fabrics were cured at 170oC for 90 sec.

Testings

Wrinkle recovery tester

1. Fabric of 6 ×11 inches was cut.

2. Fabric sample was wrapped around the rings of tester and taped.
3. Pin was released and weight of 3.5 kg was put for 20 min.
4. Remove the fabric and compared with replicas for rating.

Results

With softener Without softener

Properties
Knitted fabric Woven fabric Knitted fabric Woven fabric
Weft tear strength ---- 160 g ---- 80 g
Warp tear strength ---- 600 g ---- 220 g
Wrinkle recovery 3 2.5 2.5 3
Warp 24 14 26 20
Shrinkage %age
Weft 20 15 24 17

Warp tear strengths

strength (g)
800
700
600
500
strength
400
300
200
100
0
Untreated With softener Without softener
Weft tear strengths

strenght (g)
600

500

400
strenght (g)
300

200

100

0
Untreated With softner Withoout softner

Shrinkage %age
30

25

20

15

10
with softener
5 without softener
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Rating

knitted without softener

knitted with softener

Rating

woven without softener

woven with softener

2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3 3.1

Samples

Woven fabric with Woven fabric knitted fabric with knitted fabric
softener without softener softener without softener
Conclusion

a. Using softener causes reduction in strength loss.

b. Using softener causes reduction in wrinkle recovery for woven fabric.
c. Using softener improves wrinkle recovery for knitted fabric.
d. Using softener causes reduction in shrinkage of both woven and knitted fabrics.
Textile finishing lab report (4)
Title: APPLICATION OF RESIN WITH AND WITOUT SOFTNER

Submitted by

M. Abu Bakar Zafar 06-NTU-001

M. Afzaal Sadiq 06-NTU-077
Adnan Latif 06-NTU-103
Asad Jamil 06-NTU-107
Farooq Zia 06-NTU-121
Kashif Hayat 06-NTU-123

Submitted to

Sir. Kashif Iqbal

NATIONAL TEXTILE UNIVERSITY FAISALABAD