FIBRES

FibreistheBritish/Canadianspellingand
FiberistheAmerican
 Introduction
Textile fiber is a material mainly made from
naturalorsyntheticsources.
Converts into the making of textile yarns and
fabrics; woven, knitted, nonwoven, and
carpets.
Inaformofapliablehairlikestrandorasthe
smallestvisibleunit
FibretoEndProduct
 Fibres
Usuallyatleast100timeslongerthanitisthick.
Measuredininchesorcentimetersrangeinlength
from2to46cm(3/4inchto18inches).
Thicknessoffibersrangesfromabout10mto
50m.
Normallyseveralthousandtimeslongerthantheir
thickness.
Naturalfibersarefoundinstapleform,silkisan
exception.
 Filament
Long,continuousfiberstrandofindefinitelength.
lengthoffilaments
fewhundredmetersasinthecaseofsilk,
toseveralkilometersinthecaseofman-made
fibers.
Thicknessoffilamentsissimilartothatoffibers
Availableeitherinmonofilamentormultifilament
Cont.
Monofilament
Singlesolidpieceofstring
Madeentirelyofonetypeofmaterialora
compositeoftwoormore.
Tougherofferingmoreresilience
Multifilament
Manyfinefilamentyarnsjoinedtogether
Twistedonnotwist
FibresClassification
NaturalFibres
Man-MadeFibres
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